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Beyond the headlines in gun violence and cable news

A crowd of people including children and people holding balloons.  Some people have one of their arms raised.
Tyler Russell
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Connecticut Public
Family and community members hold a vigil on Huntington Street in Hartford where 12 year old Se'Cret Pierce was killed in a drive-by shooting. Mothers United Against Violence members closed out the vigil with a lighter spirit, asking for a blessing on all the children gathered there.

This hour, we take a look at the context around some of the biggest news stories in recent weeks. First, a panel discussion about gun violence with Leonard Jahad of Connecticut Violence Intervention Program and Jeremy Stein of CT Against Gun Violence. They explain some of the ways the U.S. and Connecticut could reduce the number of gun deaths. Then, Lisa Napoli, author of Up All Night: Ted Turner, CNN, and the Birth of 24-Hour News, talks about the history of cable news and the firings of Fox News' Tucker Carlson, CNN's Don Lemon and NBCUniversal's Jeff Shell.

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Kevin Chang Barnum is a producer for Connecticut Public Radio’s weekly show Disrupted. Kevin grew up in Connecticut and started his radio work at his graduate university’s radio station, KUCI. He has also worked for HRN, a network of food and beverage podcasts.
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