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Behind the scenes of Judy Woodruff’s Crossroads town hall in Milwaukee

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80% Informative

The America at a Crossroads project has reported 42 stories across 25 states and D.C. PBS News anchor Judy Woodruff completed a town hall in Wisconsin on Sept. 16 .

Woodruff wanted to look at “a battleground state that’s divided down the middle” The team reached out to nearly 200 potential participants, reaching out to people suggested by Milwaukee PBS .

Crossroads team traveled to Milwaukee to tour venues landing on Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery , an event space at the beer brand’s original brewery.

They worked with Milwaukee PBS and an event production company, Bond Entertainment , to square away production logistics, such as set design, lighting and sound.

The team compiled a panel of experts to attend the town hall and join Woodruff and the participants.

PBS News special correspondent Judy Woodruff hosted town hall at Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee , Sept. 16, 2024 .

The event will air on PBS News at 9 p.m. EDT on Monday, September 23 .

The final edit of the town hall will be edited by PBS News and Milwaukee PBS .

VR Score

85

Informative language

86

Neutral language

63

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

44

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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