Avoiding polarization with hot-button issues

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Whether it be the headline, who you interviewed for the story or the language used, when covering a controversial topic, it’s almost guaranteed someone will disagree with your coverage — or at the very least, make quick judgments about it purely based on the topic.

In this training, we discuss strategies for how to cover hot-button issues without alienating or overgeneralizing segments of your community. We’ll talk about how to signal fairness and explain your work in a way that makes the coverage more accessible by people with different views on the issue. We're joined by John Diedrich at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, who shares fresh approach to his award-winning series on guns and how he was able to find common ground across the political spectrum