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[Robb Leer] Explain to

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the group here about how

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editorial meetings work

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in a newsroom.

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[Kelly Huffman] Our editorial

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process has to do

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with the report...you know,

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we talked about people first.

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We'll do reporters first.

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You know, we rely

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very heavily on our reporters

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that are in the

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community for their context

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with people like you

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and other groups

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to bring story ideas that

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are unique to the...

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to the table.

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And sort of kind of

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go through the things

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that are out there that...

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that we must cover.

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You know, tomorrow's

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Super Tuesday, you know,

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that sort of thing,

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but also what story ideas

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that our reporters

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are bringing from the field

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with their connections to...

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[Robb Leer] So it looks like

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a big giant roundtable

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and you got reporters

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and you've got everybody

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sitting around.

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It's a collaborative process,

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is it not, Stacey,

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could you just address

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a little bit about

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how all these ideas come together

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and where the ideas come from?

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[Stacy Nogy] You know,

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reaching out personally to...

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to a reporter.

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And, you know, social media

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has made it so much easier,

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I mean you can friend

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these guys on Facebook

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and have a conversation

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that you could have never

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had 15 years ago.

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You know, you'd have to

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leave a voicemail or something.

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And I just think that it's

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a matter of developing a

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personal relationship

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and letting them

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understand your story

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and then that would be

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brought to a meeting.

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And if a reporter was

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standing there saying,

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"Hey, I have been having

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this dialogue

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back and forth with,

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you know, this woman" and,

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you know, whatever

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the story is, I mean,

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everyone's going to listen to that.

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We might not be able to it

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that day because,

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you know, maybe it's Super Tuesday,

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but we will put it up on this...

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on what we call the parking lot.

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You know, if it's a story

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we really like,

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we’re going to get to it.

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By God, it might take

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four weeks, five weeks,

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but we'll get to it

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because it's a good story

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and it deserves to be told.

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[Jennifer Mayerle] I think

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the best stories come

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from the community,

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and that's who we learn from,

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that's who engages us,

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and that's how, you know,

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we find stories.

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And we can't tell the story

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unless you bring it to us.

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We can't tell your story

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unless you bring it to us.

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The other thing to keep in mind is

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when you want us to tell your story,

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you have to be ready to tell it.

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A lot of people wil give us

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information and say,

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"I want you to look into this

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and I want you do to this,

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but I'm not willing to

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go on camera about it."

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Well, that's hard to do because

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for TV you need someone

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to talk about it.

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Even for a newspaper,

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you need someone to be that voice.

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And so that's, you know,

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when you are wanting to get a

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story forward or talk to a reporter

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or, you know, talk to a newsroom,

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it's important to know where that

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voice is going to come from.

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If it's not you,

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maybe it's a friend of yours

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that has a story to tell.

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[Robb Leer] Paul?

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[Paul McEnroe] Let me

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give you an example.

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I think in the next two weeks -

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I want to say March 15,

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but I'm probably off -

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I heard there was a...

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there is a planned event

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at the rotunda at the Capitol

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on behalf of caregivers

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who demand that they have

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a wage increase for working

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in group homes, sheltered workshops,

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those kinds of employment issues

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that affect all of us.

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They're organized.

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They're getting ready to

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put out a media packet.

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They’re getting ready to

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contact in an organized way

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the reporters, the producers,

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the news directors, the editors.

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I think that's a classic example

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of what needs to happen

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when you want to get your

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point of view across, your story across.

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This is a civil rights issue at its core.

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Chris talked...

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Chris is talking about baseline.

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What you're really all in here

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about, in my mind is, is whether

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it's a Special Olympics event

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in the 100-yard dash, or it's

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some kind of a legislative issue

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you're trying to get across,

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this is a civil rights issue.

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And if you keep banging on the door

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that it's a civil rights issue,

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you're going to get a lot farther.