One of the reasons the KALW beat reporters were so excited to take part in the Invoking the Pause Grant program is because it is so rare to get all of us in the room together. We see each other in the newsroom deep in edits with our editors or running around trying to get our sound filed on time. We knew the Pause would be a great way to slow down, bring all of our perspectives to the same room, and talk about a topic that we all care about. So, it’s no surprise that the first challenge was finding times we could all meet — first for a half-day Pause planning retreat, and then for our full 24-hour pause. But, we made it work! We found time to meet twice in September. » Read More