MetroFocus: June 20, 2019
6/20/2019 | 27m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
DEATH OF LOCAL NEWS? SERVICE & A SENSE OF SELF; WALT WHITMAN; MUSICAL MILESTONE
New Orleans Times-Picayune laid off its entire staff, the latest casualty of the struggling print industry in a digital age. We’ll tell the story of how one young immigrant from Haiti found a sense of self and pride after entering the U.S. Armed Forces. The New York Public Library is honoring “The Bard of Brooklyn.” Broadway’s “Come From Away” soars into its second anniversary.
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MetroFocus: June 20, 2019
6/20/2019 | 27m 16sVideo has Closed Captions
New Orleans Times-Picayune laid off its entire staff, the latest casualty of the struggling print industry in a digital age. We’ll tell the story of how one young immigrant from Haiti found a sense of self and pride after entering the U.S. Armed Forces. The New York Public Library is honoring “The Bard of Brooklyn.” Broadway’s “Come From Away” soars into its second anniversary.
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Clip: 6/20/2019 | 7m 58s | New Orleans Times-Picayune laid off its entire staff. Is NY next? (7m 58s)
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Clip: 6/20/2019 | 3m 35s | SERVICE & A SENSE OF SELF (3m 35s)
“WALT WHITMAN: AMERICA’S POET”
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