After the 2016 election, there has been an increase in the number of women enrolling in programs that train young women for political lives. We talk to the leader of one of these programs about why. We also get our weekly roundup of Wisconsin news — including how schools in Wisconsin are performing. We also talk about the ethics around Twitter’s new anti-harassment measures, and what it could mean for users.
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State News Roundup For November 18, 2016
On Thursday, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released report cards on every school and district in Wisconsin, which showed five school districts and 99 schools as failing. A state news editor joins us to talk about this and other top stories from the past week.
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Women Running For Office
Our guest says one immediate response to this month’s presidential election was a spike in the number of women looking for training to run for office on the Democratic ticket. We’ll find out more.
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Twitter Rolls Out New Anti-Harassment Measures
After coming under criticism by civil rights groups for not doing enough to protect users from hate speech, Twitter rolled out new anti-harassment measures and also suspended certain alt-right accounts. We talk to an expert about balancing First Amendment Rights with protecting users from harassment in the digital age.
Episode Credits
- Rob Ferrett Host
- Veronica Rueckert Host
- Amanda Magnus Producer
- Veronica Rueckert Producer
- Haleema Shah Producer
- Rob Mentzer Guest
- Erin Forrest Guest
- Kathleen Bartzen Culver Guest
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