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News In ContextThe Importance of Context to Conscious, Inclusive LanguageIn this episode, we explore the power of language – both the words we use and the larger context of narratives and stories we tell.
My guest is Karen Yin – author of The Conscious Style Guide, and founder and curator of ConsciousStyleGuide.com — which has been called “A timeless, indispensable guide for anyone who wants to communicate with sensitivity and compassion.”
(Photo Credit:Paul Beauchemin)2024-08-2143 min
News In ContextThe WNBA and the History of Women’s Professional Basketball with Sarah FieldsIn this episode, we explore the recent history of women’s sports, particularly basketball, in college and professionally -including in the 90’s, when the first women’s professional league was established - the American Basketball League or ABL, followed closely by the WNBA.
With increased attention and interest on women’s college basketball, and an acknowledgement of the high level of play and skill, the hope is that women’s basketball, soccer, and other sports, will get the attention and fan base they have deserved for years.
But women’s sports have been in the spotlight be...2024-06-1129 min
News In ContextMonica Guzman on the importance of curiosity to build relationships that bridge dividesWelcome to News in Context. I’m Gina Baleria.
In this episode, we explore how bridging by building relationships and being curious can connect people across differences - as well as provide lessons for news organizations that seek to inform.
My guest is Monica Guzman, Senior Fellow for Public Practice at Braver Angels; and author of I never thought of it that way: How to have fearlessly curious conversations in dangerously divided times.2024-02-2729 min
News In ContextNY Times Columnist David Brooks on How to Know and See a PersonWelcome to News in Context, I’m Gina Baleria. In this episode, we talk with New York Times columnist David Brooks, about his new book - How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen.
Brooks has been discussing politics and policy in the Times and on NPR for years. But as the social fabric of the U-S began to fray in recent years, he became more and more interested in how to weave community across differences and points of privilege as a way to strengthen that fabric.
His la...2024-02-0929 min
News In ContextInternational Relations Expert Seth Kaplan: Fragile Neighborhoods Repairing American Society One Zip Code at a TimeIn this episode, we explore the importance of strong neighborhood and community relationships to the health of nations… and discuss how many neighborhoods in the U.S. don’t have strong local ties and need structural and systemic help.
My guest is Seth Kaplan - Author of Fragile Neighborhoods Repairing American Society One Zip Code at a Time. Seth is also an international relations expert whose job is to help fragile states around the world. He consults with organizations such as the World Bank and U.S. State Department, and he teaches international relations at Johns Hopkins Univ...2023-11-1029 min
News In ContextThe Systemic Challenges of Addressing Homelessness, with Tony SparksIn this episode, we explore the persistent challenge of how to ensure that everyone has adequate housing. We discuss why the U.S. faces these issues, and what can – and can’t – be done at various levels of government. We also explore how we might re-frame the way we discuss housing and homelessness, to help us re-think solutions.
My guest is Tony Sparks, Associate Professor of Urban Studies & Planning Program in the Public Affairs & Civic Engagement (PACE) program at San Francisco State University.2023-10-2729 min
News In ContextConnecting Outside of the Algorithm: Circumventing the Mediated World of Digital Media Via In-Person Connection, with Riaz PatelIn this episode, we explore how much of the information we get is mediated - edited - and we all get different edits based on what the algorithm thinks we want. This means we see and understand things differently, and that has contributed to polarization and othering.
My Guest is Riaz Patel, executive producer and director focusing on reality shows with positive transformations. His show The Connect Effect seeks to counter the edits we all see by bringing people face-to-face, so they can build relationships without labels that define us in the media. This can help reduce...2023-09-2929 min
News In ContextTracking & Defending Press Freedom in the U.S.In this episode, we discuss press freedom in the U.S. in the wake of a police raid of the local paper in Marion, Kansas. In that raid, officers confiscated most of the paper’s computers and other equipment, leaving its journalists scrambling to be able to publish.
Press freedom advocates have criticized Marion’s police chief for using tactics generally seen in authoritarian countries. But there are concerns over other incidents across the country designed to intimidate and silence journalists.
My guests are:
Kirstin McCudden, Vice President of Editorial at the Freedom of the Press Foundation, and managing edit...2023-08-1829 min
News In ContextFormer San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin on Meaningful Reform of Our Criminal Justice SystemIn Part Two of my conversation with Chesa Boudin, we explore how his experiences as a child have informed his approach to criminal justice, and his efforts to seek reforms to how we engage with both the accused and the victims of crime.
We also discuss the importance of communicating – both providing data and sharing stories – to help people understand context and demand policies that keep us all safer. And we touch on the challenges of actually implementing change in the face of the status quo.
Chesa Boudin is former San Francisco DA and now foun...2023-06-2929 min
News In ContextChesa Boudin on how criminal justice reform can improve public safety, and the importance of basing decisions on evidence and dataWelcome to News in Context – I’m Gina Baleria.
In this episode, we talk with former San Francisco DA Chesa Boudin, founding executive director of the newly created Criminal Law & Justice Center at UC Berkeley School of Law.
We discuss Boudin’s new role at UC Berkeley, and his plans for advancing victim's rights, true justice for all, and criminal justice reform by seeking evidence-based solutions and researching what can work.
We also explore how we could truly reform the U.S. criminal justice system to make it work for everyone - and how to...2023-06-2329 min
News In ContextLynn Parramore on Reframing Economics for the People & Solving Systemic Economic IssuesIn this episode, we explore how economic issues are often talked about in ways that minimize the needs of those who may not have the means to withstand recessions, contractions, or other economic downturns. This issue takes on greater urgency in an era of trying to control inflation… and deal with recent regional bank failures.
My guest is Lynn Parramore, writer and researcher with the Institute for New Economic Thinking.2023-04-2829 min
News In ContextEric Tars on How Seeing Humanity Helps Us Address Homelessness More EffectivelyIn this episode, we explore how othering has led to increased marginalization and vilification of people who are un-housed, and how civity can help counter this trend by helping people who are housed see the humanity of those without housing.
My guest is Eric Tars, Legal Director of National Homelessness Law Center, who reminds us that housing is a human right. Tars hopes that helping people see each other’s humanity can bring this back into focus.2023-04-1429 min
The Empathy EdgeDr. Gina Baleria: Empathy in Journalism and Today's Media LandscapeModern media and the state of journalism today is, well…interesting. With fake news, misinformation, and clickbait - combined with more news outlets folding or being snapped up by private equity companies - it's a bit of a minefield. So I reached out to my friend Dr. Gina Baleria to help us make sense of it all. Today, Gina and I talk about the state of the journalism industry. We discuss that in addition to knowing how to write, research, and interview, journalists need intangible skills such as empathy, curiosity, community engagement, and tenacity to ensure all voi...2023-03-0735 min
News In ContextCountering The Politics of Division by Coming Together in Solidarity, with Ian Haney LópezIn this episode, we explore how engaging across our racial and class divides can help bring us together to care for and nurture our democracy.
My guest is Ian Haney López, professor at UC Berkeley School of Law, and author of several books, including Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism & Wrecked the Middle Class, and Merge Left: Fusing Race & Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America.
López says strategic racism is a deeply corrosive force, and he’s is exploring how to counter its effects by encouraging people to come toge...2023-03-0329 min
News In ContextThe Effects of Strategic Racism on Democracy, with Ian Haney LópezIn this episode, we explore the strategic use of racism in electoral politics to divide citizens across racial and other differences in an effort to retain power and wealth.
My guest is Ian Haney López, professor at UC Berkeley School of Law, and author of several books, including Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism & Wrecked the Middle Class, and Merge Left: Fusing Race & Class, Winning Elections, and Saving America.
López says strategic racism is a deeply corrosive force, and he’s is exploring how to counter its effects by enco...2023-02-2429 min
News In ContextStrengthening Democracy by Increasing Social Trust & Cultivating Connections Across Difference, with Robb WillerIn this episode, we explore a massive new study on improving the health of democracy. The Strengthening Democracy Challenge invited more than 30-thousand people to engage with 25 interventions. The goal was to find ways to reduce things like partisan animosity, partisan violence, and anti-democratic attitudes, and increase social trust and a willingness to engage with people across socially salient differences.
An intervention from the nonprofit, Civity, was one of 25 chosen from a pool of 250-plus… and it was number 1 at increasing social trust, number 2 in decreasing social distance and opposition to bipartisanshi, and number 4 in reducing partisan an...2023-02-1729 min
News In ContextThe Impacts of Mass Corporate Real Estate Ownership on Communities and AffordabilityIn this episode, we explore the Bay Area housing market, and how mass corporate ownership of homes and apartments throughout the region affects communities and people trying to afford to rent or buy here.
My Guest is Susie Neilson, Data Reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle - covering housing, domestic migration, and crime & criminal justice.
Susie and a team at the SF Chronicle recently released a series of reports on corporate and LLC real estate - and created an interactive map of who owns property in the Bay Area, an amazing feat of data reporting.
The SF Chronicle series...2022-10-2829 min
News In ContextMelissa Weintraub, Resetting the Table to Heal Divides and Prevent Political ViolenceIn this episode, we talk with Melissa Weintraub, founder & co-executive director of Resetting the Table. Resetting the table focuses on building dialogue and deliberation across political divides, focusing on seemingly intractable differences that are breeding distrust, a lack of empathy, and marginalization. To learn more about Resetting the Table, and to view the film Purple – which uncovers humanity beneath our national conflicts - go to resettingthetable.org/purple.2022-09-1429 min
News In ContextMaking DEI Work Transformative & Relational, with Jacqueline Font-GuzmanIn this episode, we explore concepts of privilege - and how they color our systems and perpetuate inequities. We also discuss how building relationships across groups in a community can help us begin to address these systemic issues, while at the same time forging connections and building trust.
My guest is Jacqueline Font-Guzman, vice president for diversity, equity, & inclusion at Eastern Mennonite University; and strategic vision director for the Center of Justice & Peace Building at EMU.2022-07-2929 min
News In ContextLearning to Listen in Different Ways, with Graham Bodie of the Listen First ProjectIt’s no secret that polarization is deepening divides across the US. Over the past few years, many people have started or joined what are called bridging organizations to try and bring people together across those divides and help people bridge their differences by cultivating relationships -helping us see each other’s humanity and connecting on commonalities. The hope is that this helps us work together to solve the problems in our communities and society.
In this episode, we welcome Graham Bodie, professor of integrated marketing communication at the University of Mississippi, and chief listening officer with the...2022-07-2229 min
News In ContextThe impact of fentanyl on communities, with SF Substance Use Expert Dr.Phillip CoffinIn this episode, we explore the sharp increase in fentanyl deaths across the country, including in San Francisco and the Bay Area, which had thus far had great success in combating the opioid epidemic.
My guest is Dr. Philip Coffin, director of substance use research at the San Francisco Department of Public Health - who discusses how fentanyl is different than other opioids, and what we can do to mitigate its impact.2022-07-0629 min
News In ContextPutin’s Invasion of Ukraine: Why Now, with Stanford Political Scientist Kathryn StonerIn this episode, we continue our conversation with Stanford political scientist Dr. Kathryn Stoner… on the context of Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
Stoner is the Mosbacher Director of the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law; Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Political Scientist at Stanford; and Senior Fellow (by courtesy) at the Hoover Institution.
Stoner is also the author of Russia Resurrected. Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order.
This is Part Two of my interview with Dr. Stoner… You can hear Part One at...2022-04-0129 min
News In ContextPutin’s Invasion of Ukraine in Context, with Stanford Political Scientist Dr. Kathryn StonerIn this episode, we continue exploring the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - or as our guest, political scientist Dr. Kathryn Stoner, clarifies – Putin’s invasion.
Stoner is the Mosbacher Director of the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law; Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Political Scientist at Stanford; and Senior Fellow (by courtesy) at the Hoover Institution.
Stoner is also the author of Russia Resurrected. Its Power and Purpose in a New Global Order.
My interview with Dr. Stoner will be presented in two pa...2022-03-2529 min
News In ContextExploring the historical and geopolitical context of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine w/Amir WeinerIn this episode, we explore the historical and geo-political context of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, as well as the role and actions of NATO.
As we watch and read about Putin’s brutal actions in Ukraine and how they are affecting the people who live there, many of us find ourselves wondering why this is happening at all.
Discussing this with me today is Dr. Amir Weiner, Director of the Center for Russian, East European, & Eurasian Studies at Stanford University.2022-03-1829 min
News In ContextVaccines - the science and our perceptions, with Science Magazine Senior Reporter Meredith WadmanIn this episode, we discuss the realities of COVID-19 and other diseases on our health and well being - and how vaccines have both saved us from the grim realities, and led us to forget just how bad diseases can get without vaccines to keep them at bay.
My guest is Meredith Wadman, senior reporter with Science Magazine in Washington, D.C., and author of The Vaccine Race: Science, Politics, and the Human Costs of Defeating Disease.2022-02-2529 min
News In ContextCommunicating Science: Vaccine Efficacy, Public Health, & Combatting Misinformation, with Greta KeenanIn this episode, we discuss vaccines – the science that has brought us such an incredible solution to public health crises; the human response to vaccines, mandates, and scientific information; and how misinformation has derailed clear communication.
My guest is Greta Keenan, program specialist for science & society at the World Economic Forum.
Photo Credit: Wellcome Images2022-02-1829 min
News In ContextWorking Toward Free & Fair Elections, & Fighting efforts to suppress voices, with Jonathan Mehta Stein, ED at CA Common CauseIn this episode, we explore elections issues that make it harder for us to participate in democracy, the consequences of that, and how we can address these issues and improve our civic health.
This includes redistricting, campaign finance, voter suppression, weaponizing the recall, and other issues.
My guest is Jonathan Mehta Stein, executive director of California Common Cause.2022-02-1129 min
News In ContextCalifornia’s Redistricting Process & the Impact of the 2020 Census w/CalMatters Reporter Sameea KamalIn this episode, we discuss California’s redistricting process, and the maps recently certified after the latest round of map drawing in the state. This is only the second time California’s non-partisan redistricting commission has convened.
My guest is Sameea Kamal, reporter for CalMatters who covers redistricting.2022-02-0429 min
News In ContextThe importance of local news and how to keep it healthy, w/Washington Post Media Reporter Elahe IzadiIn this episode, we discuss local journalism, and the important role it continues to play - both in the health of our democracy - and in holding powerful organizations, companies, and government officials to account.
We also explore the challenges local journalism faces, and how news audiences can support robust local news in their communities.
My guest is Elahe Izadi, media reporter for the Washington Post.2022-01-2829 min
News In ContextMental Health and the Pandemic: Learning Lessons from the Mental Health Arena, with Jeff BellIn this episode, we explore mental health throughout the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic… including the mental health challenges exacerbated by the pandemic… as well as what all of us can learn to cope from coping methods taught by mental professionals.
My guest is Jeff Bell, Bay Area broadcast journalist, and co-founder & president of the Adversity to Advocacy Alliance (A2A). Jeff is also author of two books on OCD: Rewind, Replay, Repeat and When in Doubt, Make Belief.
Find out more at A2AAlliance.org and HEAR and SHARE messages of hope at ProjectHopeExchange.com.
If...2022-01-2129 min
News In ContextUsing Humanizing Language to Connect Communities & Create Inclusive Realitites, with Aubrey Nagle of Reframe at Resolve PhillyIn this episode, we explore the power of language, and the importance of using humanizing language in journalism.
My guest is Aubrey Nagle, editor of Reframe at Resolve Philly – “an initiative that aims to help journalists more fairly and accurately report on misrepresented and excluded communities.”
In our conversation, we focus on the importance of recognizing the humanity in the sources and stories journalists cover, and we discuss how we all can elevate humanity, connect with fellow community members, and de-prioritize misinformation and false equivalencies by using humanizing language.
Find out more about Reframe...2022-01-1429 min
News In ContextNews Industry Challenges & Ideals, with Yumi Wilson & Grace ProvenzanoIn this episode, we explore the journalism industry and approaches to news coverage in the US - including the challenges we face, how young people are thinking about storytelling and information sharing, and what journalism should offer society.
My guests are former journalists, turned educators: Yumi Wilson… journalism professor at San Francisco State University, and Grace Provenzano, journalist, documentary producer, and educator at Arizona State University.
Grace, Yumi, and I co-authored a book about journalism called Writing & Reporting the News for the 21st Century.2021-12-1729 min
News In ContextBridging Across Difference in Polarized Times, with Convergence CEO David EisnerIn this episode, we explore the proliferation of organizations working to engage people across difference, and the urgency this work has taken on in recent years, as people in the US become more and more polarized.
This is Civity Week on News in Context. Civity is a culture of deliberately engaging in relationships of respect and empathy with others who are different - moving people from us-versus-them to we-all-belong.
My guest is David Eisner, CEO of the nonprofit bridging organization Convergence.2021-12-1029 min
News In ContextObjectivity, Bias, and Doing Journalism Well, Pt. 2 with Tom RosenstielIn this episode, we continue our conversation with Tom Rosenstiel, journalist, press critic, and co-author of the seminal book on Journalism, The Elements of Journalism, which is now in its third edition. Rosenstiel is also the author of ten other books, including four novels. He is currently the Eleanor Merrill visiting professor on the future of journalism at the Phillip Merrill college of journalism at the University of Maryland.
In Part 1 of our conversation, we focused on many issues affecting U-S journalism, including the health of the industry and how things have shifted.
We also...2021-10-2929 min
News In ContextThe state of local journalism in the U.S. with Tom RosenstielIn this episode, we explore the state of journalism in the U.S., including the challenges we face, as well as where we can find hope for a future of robust journalism that holds power to account and helps us understand our world – both near and far.
My guest is Tom Rosenstiel - journalist, press critic, and co-author of the seminal book on Journalism, The Elements of Journalism, which is now in its third edition. Rosenstiel is also the author of ten other books, including four novels.
He is currently the Eleanor Merrill visiting professor on...2021-10-2229 min
News In ContextThe Debt Ceiling and its Role in Congressional Politics, with UC Berkeley Economist Barry EichengreenIn this episode, we explore the debt ceiling - what it is, why it exists, and why it keeps coming up in Congressional negotiations and wrangling.
My guest is Barry Eichengreen, professor of economics and political science at UC Berkeley, and co-author of In Defense of Public Debt, and How to Achieve Inclusive Growth.2021-10-1429 min
News In ContextBringing Attention to Missing People of Color, with BAMFI co-founder Derrica WilsonIn this episode, we discuss the disparity in attention in the U.S., when it comes to missing people of color.
My guest is Derrica Wilson, co-founder of the Black & Missing Foundation (BAMFI). They work with families of missing loved ones to help them connect with law enforcement, news media, and other resources, in an effort to bring attention to - and find - those who are missing.
For more information, go to BAMFI.org.
List of people missing in California: https://blackandmissinginc.com/search/2021-10-0829 min
News In ContextMaking the U.S. Tax System Work Better, with Annette NellenIn this episode, we discuss the state of U-S tax policy, as well as some ideas for how to overhaul the system to make it more equitable, efficient, and coherent.
We also discuss some current tax structures… and their practical impacts on the items we buy… the money we make… and who bears an unequal share of the tax burden.
My guest is Annette Nellen, Tax Professor and Director of the Graduate Tax Program at San Jose State University.
This is part two of our conversation. You can hear Part 1 at news-in-context-dot-net.
Prof...2021-10-0129 min
News In ContextThe History and State of Tax Policy in the U.S. with Annette Nellen, Pt. 1In this episode, we explore taxes in the US, including how tax policy has evolved and devolved over the course of U-S history, what taxes are meant to be for, and how we can help the general public engage in discussions and decisions involving tax policy.
My guest is Annette Nellen - Tax Professor and Director of the Graduate Tax Program at San Jose State University. Professor Nellen also writes the Blog 21st Century Taxation.
For more information on the topics discussed in this episode and Pt. 2, check out these resources:
Treasury Resources on...2021-09-2429 min
News In ContextVoting as Speech: Elections & the First Amendment with Lata NottIn this episode, we explore the First Amendment aspects of voting, elections, and campaigns - in particular how voting and related activities might be considered speech, and how the courts have come to view the First Amendment’s role - or lack thereof - in voting.
My guest is Lata Nott, First Amendment Fellow at the Freedom Forum; and deputy policy director for State Voices, a voting rights organization.2021-09-1729 min
News In ContextMaking connections across sectors to connect communities & improve well being, with Nang Mo Kham of the Word BankIn this episode, we explore the importance of making connections across sectors to achieving healthy communities.
Our guest is Nang Mo Kham, Eisenhower Fellow & senior health specialist at the World Bank, based in Myanmar. Nang sees herself as someone who can help establish a system that knits together local services, including education, public health, and others, to improve access for everyone, no matter their social status, background, or ethnicity - and thus improve the overall health of her community.
This is Civity week on NIC. Civity is a culture of deliberately engaging in relationships of...2021-07-3029 min
News In ContextThe COVID-19 Pandemic: Where we Stand & How We Can Move Forward, with UCSF's Dr. Monica GandhiIn this episode, we explore where we’re at with the COVID-19 pandemic - regionally, nationally, and internationally - and begin to assess where we’ve come from, how we handled the pandemic in the US, what worked, and how we could have done better.
We also discuss what we can do moving forward to save lives and truly put this pandemic behind us.
My guest is Dr. Monica Gandhi, infectious disease expert & professor of medicine at UCSF.2021-07-0229 min
News In ContextCarbon Offsets & Climate Change with Researchers Grayson Badgley & Anna TrugmanIn this episode, we explore carbon offsets, and how their promise as a way to mitigate carbon emissions - and thus climate change - have not yet panned out.
A recent article in ProPublica found that, instead those who broker in carbon offsets appear to be gaming the system, and the calculations of how much carbon is being sequestered in forests are often mis-calculated or erroneous.
My guests are Grayson Badgley, post-doctoral researcher at Black Rock Forest, a research forest just outside of New York City, and Anna Trugman, Assistant Professor of geography at UC...2021-06-2529 min
News In ContextThe role of public health agencies in community well being, with Andy WesselIn this episode, we explore the role of the public health department - from obvious activities, such as educating the public about COVID-19 - to activities that may not be immediately clear, such as being involved in transit planning or declaring racism a public health crisis.
To be effective and really reach the publics that they serve, public health departments must figure out how to communicate with those who may disagree with government officials and each other.
My guest is Andy Wessel, community health planner with the Douglas County Health Department in Omaha, Nebraska.2021-06-1129 min
News In ContextThe First Amendment and Free Speech in Digital Spaces with Lata NottIn this episode, we explore the parameters and jurisdiction of the First Amendment, as well as how we can better navigate issues and challenges involving speech in digital spaces.
My guest is Lata Nott, First Amendment Fellow at the Freedom Forum, and Deputy Director of Policy at State Voices.2021-06-0429 min
News In ContextNews Deserts & Ghost Newspapers with Dan KennedyIn this episode, we explore the impacts of News Deserts and Ghost Newspapers - parts of the U.S. where there’s either no local paper, or where the local paper has been gutted and can no longer adequately cover the community.
My guest is Dan Kennedy, professor in the school of journalism at Northeastern University and a contributor to GBH News in Boston.2021-05-2829 min
News In ContextThe importance of precision in language to inform and give context, with Pamela MejiaIn this episode, we explore the importance of precision in language - in particular for journalists and other content creators seeking to inform and contextualize information - and how lack of precision can contribute to polarization, misinformation, and echo-chambers.
In particular, we discuss the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, and how journalists navigated language and word use to communicate what was happening as the story unfolded.
My guest is Pamela Mejia, head of research at the Berkeley Media Studies Group or BMSG.
(photo by: Blinkofanaye (CC BY-NC 2.0)2021-05-2129 min
News In ContextFire & Climate in California, with Cal Fire's Lynne TolmachoffIn this episode, we take a deeper look at California’s fire outlook in 2021 and moving forward.
Over the past few years, massive wildfires tore across parts of California, wiping out homes, businesses, and entire towns and communities. Our fire season keeps getting longer and longer, meaning firefighters, communities, and the vegetation have less time to recover.
In 2020, wildfires burned 4.2 million acres in in the state – a record. And in 2021, weather models indicate that the greatest fire risk will come earlier than usual.
My guest is Lynne Tolmachoff… supervising deputy state fire Marshall… for the...2021-05-1429 min
News In ContextDrought & Climate in California with NWS Meteorologist Brian GarciaIn this episode, we discuss the current state of California’s climate - how it’s changed in recent years, and what we face in 2021, including a significant drought and warmer temperatures, setting the stage for a potentially severe and lengthy fire season.
My guest is Brian Garcia, warning coordination meteorologist for the National Weather Service, serving the San Francisco Bay Area.2021-04-3029 min
News In ContextThe Power of Language & The Desire to Control It, with Dr. Laura Specker SullivanIn this episode, we explore the role and power of language - words and phrases - in how we discuss the issues that affect us and that drive our news and information cycles.
Phrases like “Black Lives Matter” and “Cancel Culture,” and words, such as “socialism,” “communism," and “fascism,” are battled over in our media spaces until their actual meaning seems lost and we assign meanings that serve our ends.
My guest is Laura Specker Sullivan, PhD, assistant professor of philosophy at Fordham University.2021-04-2329 min
News In ContextThe Persistence of Racist, Sexist, & Anti-Semitic Imagery in Art, with Letha Ch'ienIn this episode, we explore how the imagery and visuals that are infused into racist and misogynistic tropes today can be traced to classical works of art, including both the intentional messaging of the artist… as well as the cultural context we bring, and how we interpret and use that imagery.
We also discuss how the art we think of as canon was actually deliberately and intentionally defined in an early and successful PR effort that persists to today.
My guest is Letha Ch’ien, Ph.D., assistant professor of art history at Sonoma State Univ...2021-04-1629 min
News In ContextNews Coverage in the Pandemic, Emotion, Objectivity, & BIas, with John ZippererIn this episode, we explore the current state of news, and how the way news is presented in the U.S. has shifted during the pandemic, including a greater acceptance of emotion in news coverage, and a discussion of the role of objectivity and how to navigate biases to report contextually and inform audiences.
My guest is John Zipperer… Vice President of Media & Editorial at The Commonwealth Club, where he hosts the Week-to-Week Political Roundtable.2021-04-0929 min
News In ContextFraming of Asian Americans in News & MediaIn this episode, we explore how Asian Americans are framed in mainstream news and media, and how that framing informs our understanding and discourse around stories of anti-Asian violence - including the shooting of six Asian women and two others in Atlanta, and the multiple incidents of hate and violence against Asians here in the Bay Area.
My guests are KCBS Reporter Holly Quan, and Wei Ming Dariotis, Ph.D., professor of Asian American Studies at San Francisco State University; affiliate faculty with the Educational Leadership Doctoral Program; and faculty director of the Center for Equity and...2021-04-0229 min
News In ContextTrauma, Stress, & Self-Care in Journalism with former News Producer Misha LeClairIn this episode, we explore how journalists experience trauma and manage - or fail to manage - the stressors that are inherent to the job. My guest is Misha LeClair, a former Bay Area TV news producer, who decided to switch careers as an act of self-care - walking away from a profession she had dedicated nearly 20 years to - after realizing that she was being negatively impacted by the cumulative trauma of covering major news stories and the stressors of a sometimes toxic work environment.
TRIGGER WARNING: Misha and I begin our conversation by discussing in-depth...2021-03-2629 min
News In ContextDomestic Violence An Ongoing Pandemic with Katharine Berg of La Casa de las MadresIn this episode, we discuss domestic violence – an issue that affects one third of women and teen girls in the U.S. As the COVID-19 pandemic has led to widespread sheltering in place, the situation has only gotten worse.
Many domestic violence advocates are calling attention to the fact that this, too, is an epidemic, and we need to do more to prevent it.
My guest is Katharine Berg, director of community partnerships and philanthropy at La Casa de las Madres, a domestic violence prevention organization in San Francisco.
If you are experiencing do...2021-02-0529 min
News In ContextFree Expression, Privacy, & Safety in Digital Spaces with Danny O'Brien with the Electronic Frontier FoundationIn this episode, we explore issues of free expression, privacy, and the roles of corporate and government entities in moderating social media content and platforms.
As digital media takes a central place in communication and information sharing, how do we navigate the balance between free speech, safety, privacy, and harm.
My guest is Danny O'Brien, director of strategy at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.2021-01-2929 min
News In ContextNonprofit Journalism with Dave Kaplan, ED of the Global Investigative Journalism NetworkIn this episode, we explore how to inform publics through a nonprofit journalism model, and the importance of bringing journalists together and supporting them, so they can serve their publics and hold power accountable.
My guest is Dave Kaplan – executive director of the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN). GIJN supports investigative journalists around the world, as they do the difficult and sometimes dangerous work of shining a light on issues that the public needs to know2021-01-2229 min
News In ContextNPR Chief Diversity Officer Keith Woods on Addressing Unconscious Bias in NewsIn this episode, we explore how unconscious bias has influenced news coverage - by defaulting to favor mainstream society and failing to adequately tell the full stories of marginalized communities, including women and transgender people, people of color, and communities lower on the socioeconomic spectrum.
My guest is Keith Woods, chief diversity officer at NPR. Keith has been working for much of his career to bring these issues to light, help newsrooms face their inherent biases, and more fully cover and engage with communities that are less represented in news coverage.2021-01-1529 min
News In ContextWashington Post Fact Checker Glenn Kessler on Accountability JournalismIn this episode, we talk with Glenn Kessler, editor… and chief writer of the Washington Post Fact Checker… and credited with doing the first official fact check during the 1996 Presidential campaign… ahead of a debate between Bill Clinton and Bob Dole.
Kessler is also co-author of the book… Donald Trump and His Assault on Truth: The President’s Falsehoods, Misleading Claims and Flat-Out Lies… which chronicles and examines the falsehoods Trump has uttered throughout his presidency.
Kessler’s approach to fact checking had to change during the years Trump was president… prompting him and...2020-12-1829 min
News In ContextContact Tracing & COVID-192020-12-1129 min
News In ContextSelf Care and Trauma in Journalism with Dr. Elana NewmanIn this episode we explore how trauma and stress impact journalists, as well as an evolving sensibility among those who practice journalism that self-care and safety must become more integral parts of the work of informing the public, bringing information to light, and holding power to account.
This conversation had begun prior to 2020, but it has come into focus in recent months - with the COVID-19 pandemic, journalist’s safety being threatened by authorities during social justice demonstrations, coverage of natural disaster after natural disaster, and a general deterioration of public trust, coupled with a president who ha...2020-12-0429 min
News In ContextEvolving Journalistic Norms with Steve Bien-AimeIn this episode, we explore the journalistic norms that have driven the profession, and why evolving those norms could lead to stronger coverage of the stories that affect us. This includes using more inclusive language, seeking sources outside the realms of official authorities, and striving for newsroom diversity.
My guest is Steve Bien-Aime, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Journalism at Northern Kentucky University… and adjunct instructor at the Poynter Institute.2020-11-1329 min
News In ContextThe state of journalism: Election coverage, community connection, & future directionsWelcome to News in Context. I’m Gina Baleria.
In this episode, we take a closer look at journalism – in particular how news outlets covered the 2020 presidential campaign and local and national elections, including the candidates and communities. What worked? Where were journalists challenged? and where does the field of journalism go from here?
My guests are:
Martin G. Reynolds, Co-executive director of the Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Lila LaHood, publisher of the San Francisco Public Press; and a board member of the Society of Professional Journalists Northern Cali...2020-11-0629 min
News In ContextRemote Learning During COVID-19, Pt.2In this episode, we talk with four college students from and/or attending school in the Bay Area - all of them taking classes right now online.
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the majority of schools across the country to move classes online – both K-12 and higher ed. The goal is to prevent the spread of COVID-19, especially in colleges, where students may come to the college from another community and return to their home community for holidays or other visits – risking the spread of viral infection.
But, online learning has taken its toll on many...2020-10-3029 min
News In ContextRemote Learning During COVID-19, FULLIn this episode, we talk with four college students from and/or attending school in the Bay Area - all of them taking classes right now online.
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the majority of schools across the country to move classes online – both K-12 and higher ed. The goal is to prevent the spread of COVID-19, especially in colleges, where students may come to the college from another community and return to their home community for holidays or other visits – risking the spread of viral infection.
But, online learning has taken its toll on many...2020-10-2753 min
News In ContextRemote Learning During COVID-19, Pt. 1In this episode, we talk with four college students from and/or attending school in the Bay Area - all of them taking classes right now online.
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the majority of schools across the country to move classes online – both K-12 and higher ed. The goal is to prevent the spread of COVID-19, especially in colleges, where students may come to the college from another community and return to their home community for holidays or other visits – risking the spread of viral infection.
But, online learning has taken its toll on many...2020-10-2329 min
News In ContextBraver Angels & Building Community Across Divides, with John Wood, Jr.In this episode, we talk with John Wood, Jr., national ambassador for Braver Angels, an organization also working to build relationships across the divides that fracture Americans. John discusses how Braver Angels is working to bridge the divides that fracture us and build community.2020-10-1629 min
News In ContextCOVID-19, Contact Tracing, and a Leader's Responsibility with UCSF's Dr. Mike ReidIn this episode, we take a closer look at the response among many in the medical and public health communities to the president’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, his own diagnosis, and the national response to U.S. citizens reeling from those choices.
My guest is Dr. Mike Reid, Assistant Professor of Medicine at UCSF, and Associate Director of the Center for Global Health Diplomacy, Delivery & Economics. Mike has also been heading up San Francisco’s contact tracing efforts, and we discuss the city’s response, and his work communicating with contact tracers around the world.2020-10-0929 min
News In ContextThe President's Tax Returns and the Priorities of U.S. Tax PolicyIn this episode, we seek to make sense of the recent New York Times articles about the President’s tax returns. We also explore the U.S. tax system - in particular who benefits, who doesn’t, and how the tax code reflects and doesn’t reflect our goals and priorities.
My guests are Annette Nellen, professor in taxation at San Jose State University, and Matthew Gardner, Senior Fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.2020-10-0229 min
News In ContextRenee Hobbs on the role of trust and empathy in media literacyIn this episode, we explore how some tenets of media literacy can be co-opted by conspiracy theorists, and how to approach media literacy education in a way that ensures students have the skills and abilities to navigate this landscape and assess information holistically.
My guest is Renee Hobbs – professor of communication studies at the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island; Director of the Media Education Lab; author of the new book, Mind Over Media: Propaganda Education in a Digital Age.
In part two of my conversation with Renee Hobbs, we...2020-09-2529 min
News In ContextConspiracy Theories & Media Literacy with Renee HobbsIn this episode, we explore the allure and growing influence of conspiracy theories, and how they are both combated by and influenced by Media Literacy. This includes the role of conspiracy theories in our sociopolitical context, and the issues and challenges in our current marketplace of ideas - in the classroom, on social media, and in our public discourse.
My guest is Dr. Renee Hobbs, professor of communication studies at the Harrington School of Communication and Media at the University of Rhode Island, and Director of the Media Education Lab.
She is also the author...2020-09-1829 min
News In ContextThe Impact & Influence of Party Framing in News CoverageIn this episode, we explore the influence and impact of framing - in particular how mainstream news tends to frame national issues as gamified, two-sided face-offs - democrat vs. republican... conservative vs. progressive… this politician vs. that politician. This can happen even when the two-sided frame is not actually relevant, and it can lead to an erosion of understanding among news audiences.
My guests are:
Dr. Regina Lawrence – Professor and Associate Dean in the School of Journalism & Communication at the University of Oregon
Dr. Amber Boydstun, Professor of Political Science with a courtesy appoi...2020-09-1129 min
News In ContextCalifornia Wildfires and the Importance of Cultural Fire ManagementIn this episode, we explore California’s history of and relationship to fire, in particular how native populations worked with fire, and how colonizers from Europe suppressed and prohibited cultural fire management with what we now know are devastating consequences.
Over the past four years, the Golden State has battled ever more massive and destructive wildfires, prompting many to call out the importance of managing the land in a different way, and looking to native tribes for answers.
My guests are:
Rick O’Rourke - Member of the Yurok Tribe, traditional fire...2020-09-0429 min
News In ContextCalifornia Climate:Heat, Drought, Flood, Lightning, & Fire w/ Dr. Michael AndersonIn this episode, we explore California’s dynamic and shifting climate, which impacts so much across the Bay area, region, and state, including our weather, our water, our land, our crops, our snowpack, and our air.
Just during the past few weeks, we have seen an intense heat wave and spectacular and devastating lightning storms that sparked hundreds of wildland fires all over the Bay Area and Northern California - fires so large they are among the biggest we have ever seen.
These fires have driven many of us indoors to shelter from the smoke an...2020-08-2829 min
News In ContextThe History, Role, & Significance of the U.S. Post OfficeIn this episode, we talk about the post office with Dr. Richard R. John, Professor of History & Communications in the Columbia Journalism School at Columbia University. Dr. John teaches courses on the history of communications, capitalism, and American political development - and all of these factors have played out – in part – via the post office.
The U.S. Postal Service has found itself in focus as the 2020 presidential election nears, after reports surfaced that the head of the agency had moved forward with a plan to take sorting machines offline and remove blue postal boxes, potentially jeopardizing the...2020-08-2129 min
News In ContextNavigating AllyshipIn this episode, we explore allyship - How to support black people and other people of color in the fight for equity, protection from police brutality, and to dismantle systemic racism. We also discuss how allyship can go wrong when well-meaning white people take the mantle of ally but fail to check in with black leadership or center black people.
My guests are: John Jones, III, Director of Community & Political Engagement at Just Cities; formerly incarcerated; and a single father of two.
Jocelyn Prince, Principal at ALJP Consulting; Associate Member of Beehive Dramaturgy Studio NYC...2020-08-1429 minNews In ContextHow Arts Can Help Us Re-Frame Our PerspectivesIn this episode, I continue my conversation with three Bay Area theatre makers of color who are working to ensure diverse voices and stories are heard and represented… both on stage… and throughout the threatre ecosystem. We also discuss the importance of looking at the issues and challenges we face through different lenses… and how the arts can guide us.
My guests are Beatrice Thomas, Interdisciplinary artist… cultural strategist, and equity, diversity, and inclusion consultant with Authentic Arts & Media; Ely Sonny Orquiza, Freelance theatre maker in the Bay Area; and Nicky Martinez, Programs Coordinator for Theatre B...2020-07-3029 min
News In ContextThe Role of Arts & Artists in CrisisIn Part 1 of this interview, we explore the role of arts during crises, as well as how arts and artists are viewed in U.S. mainstream society. We’ve faced many crises and artistic responses in recent months, including the COVID-19 pandemic; the elevation of the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others; and uncertainty in the face of tenuous economic and political outlooks.
My guests today are Bay Area artists and theatre makers working to elevate the work of theatre arts and artists outside the mai...2020-07-2329 min
News In ContextEthically Covering Major Ongoing Stories w/Dr. Anita Varma, Pt. 2In Part 2 of my interview with Dr. Anita Varma, we discuss how word choice and passive voice can infuse bias into coverage, the pros and cons of humanizing, and the importance of expanding our perspectives and seeking to answer the why. Dr. Varma is Assistant Director of Journalism & Media Ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics… at Santa Clara University. She specializes in humanization and news, as well as applying ethics in the practice of journalism and media industries. 2020-07-1629 min
News In ContextDr. Anita Varma on Ethically Navigating Major Ongoing News StoriesIn part one, we explore how news organizations are navigating the many major ongoing stories that currently dominate our news landscape, including COVID-19, the Black Lives Matter Movement, the federal government, the election, and many others.
My guest is Dr. Anita Varma, Assistant Director of Journalism & Media Ethics At the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University.
Dr. Varma specializes in humanization and news, as well as applying ethics in the practice of journalism and media industries. We explore how sourcing, framing, resources, and bias influence media coverage, and how journalists might address...2020-07-0929 min
News In ContextCourageous Conversations with Reverend Zina Jacque & Jessica GreenIn this episode we explore how one community is working to have the hard conversations growing out of this moment. As protesters push for reforms to police practices and funding… and seek to reframe and call out the false or sanitized narratives that have underpinned mainstream views of U-S history… many in the U-S struggle to come to terms with what they know and what they’re seeing.
Zina Jacque & Jessica Green co-host a project called Courageous Conversations in a small town in Illinois. Zina is Reverend at Community Church of Barrington… where the conversations take place.
2020-06-2529 min
News In ContextMarnita's Table on How to Socially Engineer Equity and InclusionThis episode features Marnita Schroedl, CEO of Marnita’s Table, and Lauren Williams, Marnita’s Table’s Training Manager & Executive Administrator. Marnita’s Table has been working in the communities in and around Minneapolis, Minnesota, where community members are dealing with the police killing of George Floyd. Marnita's Table also works with communities across the country and around the world to authentically connect people across difference, challenge people to have honest conversations, and achieve equity.2020-06-1829 min
News In ContextThe impact of language in journalism with Dana SitarIn this episode, we talk with Dana Sitar… Freelance writer & editor in personal finance, careers, and digital media. Dana recently wrote a piece for The Poynter Institute exploring how using the passive voice in journalism can lead to accusations of bias… taking sides… or obscuring responsibility. Our conversation focused on how journalists have historically used language… and how in this moment, we have an opportunity to identify and reckon with our biases… our verbal crutches… and our ingrained habits. Doing this can help journalists and other content creators be more inclusive of… and accountable to everyone in the audiences… and strengthen t...2020-06-1129 minNews In ContextBarry Thomas on Race & Social Justice in the U.S.In this episode. We explore America’s ongoing and persistent issues when it comes to race and social justice... in particular holding a mirror up to all of us in the U.S. … so we can face our history… and do the work required to push back on the structural racism that marginalizes, restricts, and harms our black and brown neighbors… and also make room for voices outside the mainstream… to have a seat at the table.
My guest is Barry Thomas, Professional Educator, Community Advocate & Activist in Omaha, Nebraska, who is concerned about issues related to race withi...2020-06-0429 min
News In ContextBarry Thomas on Racially Motivated Incidents & Media in the U.S.In this episode. We explore America’s ongoing and persistent issues when it comes to race and social justice... in particular how race can be weaponized… sometimes with deadly consequences.
Our guest is Barry Thomas, Professional Educator – Community Advocate & Activist in Omaha, Nebraska, who is concerned about issues related to race within the country… and has dedicated his time to addressing these issues.
When Barry and I initially talked, it was a few days after the arrest of the two men accused of killing Ahmaud Arbery, the man who was chased down and killed in Georgia...2020-05-2829 min
News In ContextThe Role of Libraries in Communities, Every Day & In CrisisWhen we think libraries, many of us think- BOOKS! But, libraries are so much more and often the heart of a community. They also play a critical role during crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, we explore the context of libraries and their role in communities – both everyday… and during a crisis. Joining me is an incredible panel representing various aspects of the San Francisco Public Library. Michelle Jeffers is Chief of Community Programs & Partnership at SFPL. Marie Ciepiela is Executive Director of the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library. And, Jaena Rae Cabrera is Actin...2020-05-2129 min
News In ContextThe Tales of Two Pandemics: with Dr. Nancy BristowIn this episode, we talk with Dr. Nancy Bristow… Chair of the History Department at the University of Puget Sound… and author of American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic.
This episode is Part Two of my interview with Dr. Bristow… our focus? The stories of those affected by the flu pandemic, and how those stories help us understand our history and relate to each other. 2020-05-1429 min
News In Context1918 Flu Pandemic vs. COVID-19: Nancy Bristow, U Puget SoundIn this episode, we talk with Dr. Nancy Bristow… Chair of the History Department at the University of Puget Sound… and author of American Pandemic: The Lost Worlds of the 1918 Influenza Epidemic.
This episode is Part One of my interview with Dr. Bristow… our focus? America’s response to the 1918 flu pandemic… and how it compares to today.
Next week, we’ll delve deeper into the stories of those affected by the flu pandemic… and how those stories help us understand our history… and relate to each other.2020-05-0729 min
News In ContextThe Importance of SEEing. with Civity Co-Founders Malka Kopell & Palma StrandCivity co-founders Malka Kopell and Palma Strand discuss the importance of SEEing, and how the COVID-19 pandemic seems to have led to an increase in us SEEing each other and each other's humanity.
Failing to SEE each other can lead to othering, marginalizing, and even violence. We’ve seen examples of that during the pandemic… when some people othered Asian Americans by falsely accusing them of spreading the virus. In some cases, people were physically harmed. But we’ve also seen examples of SEEING – such as appreciating health care workers, grocery store employees, delivery drivers, and other essentia...2020-04-3029 minNews In ContextNews In Context: News Coverage of COVID-19, with Ed Beebout & Anne BeldenIn this episode, we explore how the news media is doing in covering COVID-19 – including the responses of public officials… the data on infections and deaths… and the deeper work of explaining and giving context to all aspects of this ongoing story. My guests are Anne Belden and Ed Beebout, two professional journalists turned college professors.
Anne runs the award-winning journalism program at Santa Rosa Junior College and is chair of the Department of Communication Studies. Before coming to academe, she worked as editor and managing editor at several Bay Area community newspapers and national parenting publications. Ed spe...2020-04-2329 min
News In ContextSocial Media & The Presidential Campaign During COVID-19, with Dr. Amber BoydstunIn part 2 of my interview with Dr. Boydstun, we explore social media and our own behavior as media audiences and consumers… AND people connected to other people in communities.2020-04-1629 min
News In ContextFraming During COVID-19, with Dr. Amber BoydstunIn this episode, we talk with Dr. Amber Boydstun, Associate Professor of Political Science at UC Davis, and author of Making the News… about how media influence framing and attention. We explored how framing and attention are at play during the time of COVID-19, as we shelter-in-place, rely more and more on digital spaces for engagement and news, and navigate the ever growing onslaught of information and misinformation delivered to us in our digital spaces.2020-04-0929 min
News In ContextMichelle Ciulla Lipkin, ED of NAMLE, on Media Literacy & COVID-19We talk with Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, Executive Director of the National Association for Media Literacy Education – or NAMLE. Our focus? How media literacy can help us navigate news and information in the time of COVID-19… and the challenges we face when media literacy skills are lacking.2020-04-0229 min
News In ContextThe Relationship Among Newsrooms, Audiences, and Information, w/Dr. Chandra ClarkDr. Chandra Clark, Assistant Professor at the University of Alabama, has expertise in electronic news and analysis of the news ecosystem. We got together to discuss new normals in news: how audiences respond to coverage; how news outlets respond to audiences; and how we all respond to the quickened information flow that comes with social media and instant access. Though this interview was recorded a few weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic took hold of the globe… many of the issues and topics Chandra and I explored resonate with what’s happening today - in particular navigating an onslaught of info...2020-03-2629 min
News In ContextXyza News for Kids with Sapna Satagopan, Pt. 2In Part 2 of my interview with Xyza News for Kids co-founder Sapna Satagopan, we discuss how teachers, parents, and kids can access and process news, and how Xyza can contribute to media literacy. In addition to providing news… Xyza also invites young people to cover the news. Anyone under 18 can become a junior reporter… where you have the opportunity to craft news stories and opinion pieces… engage via polls… and share information about news and events happening near you.2020-03-1929 min
News In ContextXyza News for Kids with Sapna Satagopan, Pt. 1In this episode, I talk with Sapna Satagopan… co-founder of Xyza News for Kids, an outlet that provides reliable, relatable, current, and easy-to-understand news and information for teens and tweens.
In addition to providing news… Xyza also invites young people to cover the news. Anyone under 18 can become a junior reporter… where you have the opportunity to craft news stories and opinion pieces… engage via polls… and share information about news and events happening near you.2020-03-1229 min
News In ContextHuman Library with Derek Wolfgram & Jenny BarnesRedwood City Library Director Derek Wolfgram and Library Services Supervisor Jenny Barnes talk about the Redwood City Public Library's Human Library, which helps to bridge divides by allowing readers to check out human "books" and have a conversation across difference.2020-03-0529 min
News In ContextFraming in Primary Media Coverage w/Anne Belden & Ed BeeboutJournalists turned professors Anne Belden of Santa Rosa Junior College and Ed Beebout of Sonoma State University, discuss how media framing of the candidates, issues, and primary process can influence our perceptions of the candidates… and ultimately how or whether we vote.2020-02-2829 min
News In ContextContext with John Zipperer, VP of Editorial at The Commonwealth ClubGina sits down with John Zipperer, Vice President of Editorial at The Commonwealth Club of California, to discuss the importance of contextualizing news to help better inform the public about the information we all need to know and understand to engage with our communities and society.2020-02-1329 min