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Different forms of grief, Election media coverage

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Alice Lowell the wife of veteran Charles Lowell who died of the COVID-19 virus, is embraced by her daughter
Alice Lowell, right, the wife of veteran Charles Lowell who died of the COVID-19 virus, is embraced by her daughter, Susan Kenney, as she cries while they talk about him at the home the couple shared for 30 years in Hardwick, Mass., Saturday, May 2, 2020. In communities around the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts, families are marking the first Memorial Day without a veteran who was a parent, spouse or sibling. More than 70 have died of the virus at the home in one of the worst outbreaks in the country and the subject of state and federal investigations. David Goldman/AP Photo

We talk to the author of a new book that takes a multi-faceted approach to processing grief of all kinds. Then, we critique media coverage of the midterm elections with a journalism professor.

Featured in this Show

  • Help for processing multiple kinds of loss

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    There are lots of kinds of negative change and loss — and lots of ways to deal with them. Our guests offer multifaceted advice for handling grief.

  • How pundits misjudged midterm election results

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    The narrative heading into the midterm elections predicted a “red wave” of Republican victories, which fell short on election day. We explore what political media got wrong and right in election coverage.

Episode Credits

  • Lee Rayburn Host
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Tim Peterson Producer
  • Lorin Cox Producer
  • Litsa Williams Guest
  • Eleanor Haley Guest
  • Mike Wagner Guest

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