270 Stories

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Murray State journalism students strive to tell stories in 270 seconds, roughly 4.5 minutes, about issues in the 270 area code.

Episodes

  1. 11/29/2022

    GCTV an ‘escape’ for high school students following last year’s tornado

    When an EF-4 tornado struck Mayfield last December, local and national media alike raced to document the damage. The minds behind Graves County Television — the student-led video production outfit at Graves County High School more commonly known as GCTV — opted for a different approach to their coverage.

    6 min
  2. 270 Stories: Ep. 2 Elementary teacher discusses how she helps students with storm anxiety months after deadly tornado

    05/09/2022

    270 Stories: Ep. 2 Elementary teacher discusses how she helps students with storm anxiety months after deadly tornado

    In this episode of 270 Stories, JMC 597 Collaborative Journalism Capstone students Mallory Hlava, Maggie Helms, Decorrian Walker and Gage Simpson talk with Southwest (Calloway) Elementary teacher Molly Myers about how she prepares elementary students to handle storm anxiety. Although Murray and Calloway County students were not directly affected by the EF4 tornado that roared through Graves and Marshall counties, the storm raised anxiety levels throughout the region.

    4 min
  3. 270 Stories: Ep. 1 Murray State professor discusses effects of EF4 tornado on her hometown

    05/09/2022

    270 Stories: Ep. 1 Murray State professor discusses effects of EF4 tornado on her hometown

    270 Stories is a podcast produced by the students enrolled in JMC 597 Collaborative Journalism Capstone at Murray State University. The premise of these podcasts is to tell a story in 270 seconds, or roughly 4.5 minutes. 270 Stories refers to the area code in which Murray State is located. Students Jillian Smith, Cady Stribling and Joey Reynolds spoke with professor Mary Tripp Reed about her thoughts of seeing the EF4 tornado damage on her hometown of Mayfield, Kentucky.

    5 min

  4. 11/12/2020

    Roundtable regarding local election results as well as the presidential race

    In the final episode of the fall semester, the MKY Guide staff discusses the results of the local/Calloway County elections as well as the presidential race.

    31 min

  5. 10/30/2020

    Roundtable on voting during the pandemic and the state of Calloway County

    In this episode, MKY Guide multimedia coordinator Gage Johnson opens with a statement regarding the state of Calloway County. It's followed by a roundtable with the MKY Guide staff discussing voting during the pandemic.

    15 min
  6. Roundtable regarding presidential and vice presidential debates

    10/15/2020

    Roundtable regarding presidential and vice presidential debates

    In this episode of Political Pondering, the MKY Guide staff discusses the information from the first presidential debate of 2020 between Donald Trump and Joe Biden and the singular vice presidential debate between Mike Pence and Kamala Harris.

    17 min
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Murray State journalism students strive to tell stories in 270 seconds, roughly 4.5 minutes, about issues in the 270 area code.

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  • Creator
    270 Stories
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2022
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 270 Stories
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