How Do You Report on a Movement Denying Your Existence?
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Dasgupta, Sunil, host. Interview with Em Espey. "How Do You Report on a Movement Denying Your Existence?" I Hate Politics (podcast). October 20, 2023. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DigfSIi7TXp6ywPIloOY3
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In 2023, the normally deep blue Montgomery County, Md, saw conservative religious groups demanding the right to opt their children out of LGBTQ+ themed books in the public school curriculum. This wasn’t a call for banning books, but adjacent. The county’s only full-time education reporter at that time was Em Espey, who is nonbinary. After six months of remarkable coverage, Espey left their reporter job for MoCo360 Media for a new one, away from journalism. Sunil Dasgupta asked Espey what it was like covering a movement that threatened their identity and existence. Local news re MCPS departs from its electric bus adoption plan. Student review of Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo. Music from folk singer-songwriter Steven Gellman’s new album, All You Need: hiddenpoet.com.