First on today’s show, Friday host Esty Dinur talks with journalist Ioan Grillo about his new book, Blood Gun Money: How America Arms Gangs and Cartels, investigating the enormous black market for firearms. Then, Gabriel and John Shipton, the brother and father of Julian Assange, join for a brief segment to discuss Home Run For […]
Police Are Unreliable Sources
On March 29, 2021, when news broke that the Chicago Police had shot and killed 13-year old Adam Toledo, CNN reported the incident as “an armed confrontation.” The Chicago Police Department released an image of a gun on twitter, and reported Officer Eric Stillman as the victim of “aggravated assault on a police officer,” by […]
Investigating Sexual Assault in the National Guard
The National Guard has been in the public eye a lot more this past year as they’ve been called to assist with major events like protests, the presidential inauguration, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. But they have also come under scrutiny as reporters like Katelyn Ferral from the Cap Times investigate allegations of sexual assault […]
Meet Simpson Street Free Press, Madison’s Teen Newspaper
Simpson Street Free Press uses the power of journalism to help build academic confidence among a diverse group of students, who write about everything from polar bears to space exploration to the history of Black journalists. Today on the show, we get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at this award-winning teen newspaper with managing editor Taylor […]
Reporters Under Attack
The newspaper the Guardian has documented at least 50 incidents since May 25 where police appear to have targeted journalists covering protests stemming from the death of George Floyd. One reporter, Guardian correspondent, Linda Tirado, was left permanently blind in one eye after getting hit by a rubber bullet. Police deliberately fired rubber bullets at […]
Jonah Chester Joins WORT As Assistant News Director
WORT is pleased to announce the hire of Jonah Chester as Assistant News Director. Jonah hails from the small town of Tralfagar, Indiana. He received a degree in Journalism from Indiana University. He’s no stranger to community radio, and is a former volunteer at WFHB community radio in Bloomington, Indiana. There, he anchored, produced and […]
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