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How One Atlanta News Station Is Fighting Against Fake News
In-Depth
April 7, 2021
How One Atlanta News Station Is Fighting Against Fake News
Virtually any question can be answered in seconds. Mobile phones, computers and tablets have given access to so much information. However, not all information is good information. Inaccurate and misleading information is known as fake news or disinformation. 11Alive is a Georgia news station that is helping Georgia residents get…
The Lead: Michelle McLoughlin on photography and storytelling
Doing Journalism
April 7, 2021
The Lead: Michelle McLoughlin on photography and storytelling
In this episode, independent photographer Michelle McLoughlin joins us to talk about shifts in technology, storytelling and independent contracting.
Baking Joy: UGA Student Turns Hobby into Business
Environment
April 6, 2021
Baking Joy: UGA Student Turns Hobby into Business
Hopping on a Zoom call with Noah Ashley the first thing you notice is the long shelf of pots and pans on the wall behind his head, it looks like they are coming out of his ears. Next, you see a tall shelf over his left shoulder full of…
Georgia House Approves Funding for Internet Construction in Rural Counties
Northeast Georgia News
April 6, 2021
Georgia House Approves Funding for Internet Construction in Rural Counties
The Georgia House of Representatives approved a midyear budget that would grant rural areas, like Oglethorpe County, funding for increased internet construction. The funding includes $20 million that will be distributed to rural counties all across Georgia in an effort to resolve an issue that has become even more…
How Digital Campaigning Increased Georgia Voter Participation
2020 Election
April 5, 2021
How Digital Campaigning Increased Georgia Voter Participation
968,420 more Georgia voters showed up to the polls in the 2020 elections than the previous 2016 cycle How did Georgia increase voter participation by almost 1 million votes despite the U.S. Census reporting a population increase of only 300,000? Bluebird PAC, a grassroots progressive action committee based out…
Workout at Athentic Brewing Company Shows Creativity, Community Focus During Pandemic
Athens-Clarke County
April 4, 2021
Workout at Athentic Brewing Company Shows Creativity, Community Focus During Pandemic
“May I take your order?” Kimberly Wise asked the group after they finished their exercise. Roughly 20 people came to Athentic Brewing Company for the “Treat Yourself: Pound and Beer” event on Sunday. Using bright green drumsticks, participants mirrored the motions of fitness instructor Jill Webb as she took…
Cookies During COVID-19: How One Athens Baker Adapted During the Pandemic
Athens-Clarke County
April 3, 2021
Cookies During COVID-19: How One Athens Baker Adapted During the Pandemic
Baylee Marsh Thornton started her baking business, Baylee Bakes, by accident. A few candid and lighthearted posts on her “finsta” soon led Thornton to a new lifestyle — waking up at 4 a.m. to finish frosting cookies and teaching decorating classes to hundreds of people. Thornton, who received the University…