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Journalists Orlando Bailey and Candice Fortman discuss how their news organizations have been able to bring the community together in a time of social distancing.
Community-focused journalism is crucial to representing community interests, but the pandemic has made it significantly more difficult to build those connections. Journalists from Bridge Detroit and Outlier Media share how their organizations adapted to continue serving Detroit residents and deliver community-based news amid physical distancing.
“I want to make sure residents in our neighborhood know and understand that this is a newsroom that’s yours.” Orlando Bailey, Bridge Detroit
“Mute your damn phones, people!” - Bill Nowling, Wayne County.
As Detroit Today does every year, Stephen Henderson is joined by some familiar voices to recount, vent and maybe even laugh at, everything that was wrong with 2020.
Click the audio player above: Airing grievances from a year like 2020 could fill a whole week, but Stephen Henderson and guests try to tackle it in one hour on Detroit Today
Guests:
Candice Fortmanis the executive director of Outlier Media. Some of her grievances for 2020 include:
Plants. “I’ve tried so hard to become a plant mom. I’ve killed everything I’ve touched,” she says.