CLOSEOpt Out: I already like WMFE!
• Covering a traumatic event like a mass shootings presents a practical and psychological challenge that can stretch the resources of a newsroom and its reporters. The Orlando Sentinel’s Naseem Miller and the San Antonio Express-News’ Silvia Foster-Frau join Intersection to talk about the support network they formed- Journalists Covering Trauma.
Read More »
• Mayor Buddy Dyer called Orlando to action to prevent the gunman who killed 49 from forever claiming the day as the worst in the community’s history.
Read More »
• It’s been two years since the Pulse nightclub shooting and an official investigation into what happened remains under wraps.
Read More »
• Two years ago, Siclaly “Laly” Santiago-Leon went through a nightmare. Her cousin Luis Daniel Wilson Leon was one of the 49 people killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting. He was like a brother to her. As the city marks year two since the mass shooting, we checked in with Laly to see how she’s doing.
Read More »
• The bells of First United Methodist Church rang 49 times as the names of those who died at the Pulse nightclub were read aloud.
Read More »
• It’s been two years since the Pulse nightclub shooting. 90.7’s Catherine Welch caught up with Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, and they start their conversation with how the mayor thinks Orlando has changed in the last two years.
Read More »
• Reverend Bryan Fulwider and Imam Muhammad Musri – two of the Three Wise Guys who host Friends Talking Faith here on WMFE weigh in on the affect the Pulse tragedy has had on faith communities.
Read More »
• What has always been a hub for the LGBTQ community became a hub for the whole community who sought comfort and answers after Pulse. Two years later, The Center continues to serve the whole community by providing services to those who ask for it.
Read More »
• Parkland parents and Pulse survivors called for an executive order that would ban discrimination against LGBTQ people at a rally in front of the Orlando City Hall last night.
Read More »
• The organization QLatinx is taking part in many of the events marking two years since the Pulse shooting. The organization sprung up in response to the shooting to serve people who are both LGBTQ and of Latin American descent.
Read More »
