1643: Journalist Roundtable
From Behind the Headlines Podcast by WKNO/The Daily Memphian
May 1, 2026 · 27 min
About this episode
Eric Barnes hosts a journalist roundtable discussing key political issues including the Voting Rights Act ruling and local school takeovers.
Eric Barnes hosts a journalist roundtable to discuss the Voting Rights Act ruling, the Memphis-Shelby County Schools state takeover, immigration enforcement, and more with Memphis Flyer's Toby Sells, MLK50's Katherine Burgess, and the Daily Memphian's Bill Dries and Mary Cashiola.
People in this episode
Host: Eric Barnes
Guests: Toby Sells, Katherine Burgess, Bill Dries, Mary Cashiola
Topics covered
- Voting Rights Act
- Memphis-Shelby County Schools
- state takeover
- immigration enforcement
- journalism
- politics
Keywords
- Voting Rights Act
- Memphis
- journalism
- politics
- immigration
- state takeover
- education
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Memphis Flyer, MLK50, Daily Memphian
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