Wyoming Public Media Brings Pop-Up Newsroom To Conference For Violence Prevention And Response

By , & • Nov 30, 2018
  • Change makers fighting violence in Wyoming helped us brainstorm story ideas at ⁦the Wyoming Public Radio⁩ Pop-Up Newsroom.
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    Change makers fighting violence in Wyoming helped us brainstorm story ideas at ⁦the Wyoming Public Radio⁩ Pop-Up Newsroom.
    Melodie Edwards
  • The Pop-Up Newsroom at the 3rd Annual Wyoming Conference for Violence Prevention and Response. Melodie and Tennessee were there to listen, learn and think about journalists' role in responding to and preventing violence.
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    The Pop-Up Newsroom at the 3rd Annual Wyoming Conference for Violence Prevention and Response. Melodie and Tennessee were there to listen, learn and think about journalists' role in responding to and preventing violence.
    Tennessee Watson

This week Wyoming Public Media engaged in a bit of an experiment. Reporters Tennessee Watson and Melodie Edwards set up a pop-up newsroom at the third annual Wyoming Conference for Violence Prevention and Response hosted in Riverton. They joined Caroline Ballard for a conversation about the newsroom and its goals.

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