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Season 3: Episode 2: Gunplay

In this episode, we talk about several gun-related stories in local media: a good guy with a gun, Ja Morant and Gov. Bill Lee.

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Season 2: Episode 4: Resonating Eliza

While people come up missing quite regularly, for a variety of reasons, few, if any, have resonated in the public consciousness like Eliza Fletcher, whose missing report turned into a kidnapping and ended in murder. Maybe that explains it. Maybe not. Exploring the resonance is the focus of this episode of the mark up by mediaverse.

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Chapter 3: Protecting Democracy, Ep. 4

When democracy is under assault, what should journalists do? Will we protect democracy or just watch what happens? From observing to protecting democracy, that’s the focus of Chapter 3 of the markup by mediaverse.

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Chapter 3: Protecting Democracy, Ep. 3

When democracy is under assault, what should journalists do? Will we protect democracy or just watch what happens? From observing to protecting democracy, that’s the focus of Chapter 3 of the markup by mediaverse.

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Chapter 3: Protecting Democracy, Ep. 2

When democracy is under assault, what should journalists do? Will we protect democracy or just watch what happens? From observing to protecting democracy, that’s the focus of Chapter 3 of the markup by mediaverse.

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Richard Thompson Richard Thompson

Chapter 3: Protecting Democracy, Ep. 1

When democracy is under assault, what should journalists do? Will we protect democracy or just watch what happens? From observing to protecting democracy, that’s the focus of Chapter 3 of the markup by mediaverse.

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Richard Thompson Richard Thompson

Chapter 2: Homicidal Math, Ep. 4

How crime stats measure and the reporting on what those measurements may mean-- on an annual, quarterly or even monthly basis -- is a routine practice of local journalism. It’s benchmarking. And while there are a number of crimes that occur, none is benchmarked and followed so closely like homicides. 

That’s our focus for Chapter 2: examining reporting that benchmarks crime stats like homicides -- or better yet, Homicidal Math. 

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Richard Thompson Richard Thompson

Chapter 2: Homicidal Math, Ep. 3

How crime stats measure and the reporting on what those measurements may mean-- on an annual, quarterly or even monthly basis -- is a routine practice of local journalism. It’s benchmarking. And while there are a number of crimes that occur, none is benchmarked and followed so closely like homicides. 

That’s our focus for Chapter 2: examining reporting that benchmarks crime stats like homicides -- or better yet, Homicidal Math. 

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Richard Thompson Richard Thompson

Chapter 2: Homicidal Math, Ep. 2

How crime stats measure and the reporting on what those measurements may mean-- on an annual, quarterly or even monthly basis -- is a routine practice of local journalism. It’s benchmarking. And while there are a number of crimes that occur, none is benchmarked and followed so closely like homicides. 

That’s our focus for Chapter 2: examining reporting that benchmarks crime stats like homicides -- or better yet, Homicidal Math. 

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Richard Thompson Richard Thompson

Chapter 2: Homicidal Math, Ep. 1

How crime stats measure and the reporting on what those measurements may mean-- on an annual, quarterly or even monthly basis -- is a routine practice of local journalism. It’s benchmarking. And while there are a number of crimes that occur, none is benchmarked and followed so closely like homicides. 

That’s our focus for Chapter 2: examining reporting that benchmarks crime stats like homicides -- or better yet, Homicidal Math. 

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Richard Thompson Richard Thompson

Chapter 1: Drag Racing, Ep. 4

In this episode, the markup by mediaverse reaches the conclusion of Chapter 1, which focused on drag/street racing and reckless driving. Host Richard Thompson of Mediaverse reviews the takeaways from the previous episodes in the Chapter with co-host, Melonee Gaines of mPact Media Group, and Producer, Brandi Hunter of bhmedia.

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Chapter 1: Drag Racing, Ep. 3

In Episode 3, we speak with Commercial Appeal reporter Daniel Connolly about the challenge of reporting on drag/speed racing

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