“The JOLT” Local News Day Discussion

Jolt News / League of Women Voters public forum · April 8, 2026

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Opening and panel introductions

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Moderator (speaker 1) opened the event and introduced panelists: Victor Pickard (professor at the Annenberg School, University of Pennsylvania), Carolyn Beyerly (League of Women Voters collaborator and former Howard University faculty), Jill Severn (longtime local journalist/activist), and Danny Stusser (publisher/executive director, the Jolt).

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A public forum hosted by the Jolt News and the League of Women Voters in Olympia focused on the national and local decline of news media, state study findings, and the Jolt's fundraising and community initiatives.

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