Ohio journalists examine their role in political divisiveness, serving community
By Doug Oplinger - Your Voice Ohio
It was a steamy July week in Ohio as folks from around the state sat in front of computers and smartphones for two-hour online conversations.
The purpose of the sessions was so reporters and editors in the Your Voice Ohio media project could hear and better represent what was on people’s minds as the presidential election loomed less than four months away.
But it was an awakening for those journalists, who are steeped in politics and acutely tuned to the news. Ohioans had more pressing issues than an election.