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Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Scripps News’ Alexandra Travis on telling Black stories on screen
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Alexandra Travis works to tell stories that have gone uncovered. As a documentary producer at Scripps News, she creates long-form, in-depth video journalism focusing especially on the experiences of Black people in the South.
In this episode, Alexandra talks about what it feels like when she realizes there’s a story she can tell using video, why focusing on Black stories is important to her and how her documentaries connect with audiences. You can watch her award-winning documentary “Ropes in Brown Hands,” which is about an Oklahoma town that’s home to one of the nation’s oldest Black rodeos, here.
Guest: Alexandra Travis, documentary producer at Scripps News.
Host: Jacqueline GaNun.
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