Jeannie Yandel
Special Projects Editor
About
Jeannie Yandel is a special projects editor focusing on podcasts and broadcast shows. She created and co-hosted the KUOW podcast Battle Tactics For Your Sexist Workplace and ran and edited KUOW's podcast about local curiosity, SoundQs. She also co-created and co-hosted KUOW's YouTube interview series, Are We Going To Be OK?. Previously, she was senior producer for The Conversation and KUOW Presents, and was Executive Producer for The Record. She's won awards for her interviewing, editing, and reporting.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Stories
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How fake is that post? This will help you spot deception after the election
In the lead up to the 2020 election, KUOW’s The Record has focused each week on stories and research exploring the power of misinformation locally, disinformation nationally, and what we can do to detect and combat false information online. Here's what we learned.
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Politics
The US economy, voter turnout, and major league baseball take a downturn this week
Jeannie Yandel discusses the week's news with Chase Burns from The Stranger, Jennifer Lee from Q13, and Karen Weise from the New York Times.
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Aminatou Sow and Ann Friedman reflect on their Big Friendship
An OG socially distant bond.
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Adventures chasing the stars
A University of Washington astronomer offers a window into a life spent seeking to understand the cosmos.
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July 30th | Post-CHOP, one business grapples with racial equity
How to run an ethical company in the midst of an uprising. A chat with mayor Jenny Durkan. And an electrifying look at the stars.
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Politics
Seattle Mayor on deescalating protests and Covid-19 help
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan joins us for her weekly check-in.
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July 28th | Chronicling isolation, together
Extroverts (and anyone who needs more human interaction than they’re getting), unite! And conversations with the County Executive and the Superintendent of Seattle Public Schools about what to expect going forward.
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July 27th | Compassionate workplace leadership (at a distance)
Work from home career winning, this weekend’s protests, and friendship of size.
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Mask wars, round two
People fighting with each other over wearing a mask in public? That’s so last century. Seattle's been here before, during the 1918 influenza pandemic.
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Politics
Releasing voting registration information, federal agents, and the Kraken this week
Jeannie Yandel reviews the week's news with Geekwire civic editor Monica Nickelsburg, staff writer for the Stranger Jasmyne Keimig, and freelance journalist with the South Seattle Emerald, Carolyn Bick.