“A river of news in a news desert”

“A river of news in a news desert”

From RANGE by Range

May 8, 2026 · 54 min · Season 6 · Episode 78

About this episode

The episode discusses journalism in Spokane with Gonzaga students who created a magazine showcasing local perspectives.

On this week’s episode, Aaron Hedge and Pascal spoke with two Gonzaga students – Sandra Rivera and Abby Zappone – about journalism in Spokane and the collaboration, research, and work that goes into it. Sandra and Abby are part of the six-person staff that created Spoke , a magazine that showcases Spokane’s journalistic world through essays from the student perspective. Sandra is the Art Director and Abby is the Photo and Research Editor. Spoke isn’t available online yet, but be sure to keep an eye out for when it is! Check out this week's Free RANGE episode on YouTube !

People in this episode

Hosts: Aaron Hedge, Pascal

Guests: Sandra Rivera, Abby Zappone

Topics covered

  • journalism
  • student perspective
  • Spokane
  • collaboration
  • magazine

Keywords

  • journalism
  • Spokane
  • Gonzaga
  • Spoke
  • student magazine
  • collaboration
  • essays

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Spoke, Gonzaga

Places: Spokane, Spokane

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