Outcue: 'Reading people' leads reporter to finding more info while covering East Palestine hearing

06/28/24 • 33 min

In this week's The Outcue, Assistant News Director Justin Mitchell talks with anchor/reporter Madison Tromler, who speaks about the National Transportation Safety Board hearing this week in East Palestine, discussing what caused the February 3, 2023 train derailment and why the vent-and-burn was a botched decision.

The discussion examines the key moments from the day's nearly 8-hour final report that are quickly processed and disseminated to our viewers and readers online and how a reporter's know-how helps identify key moments and findings.

The Outcue is the term for the last few words of a news story before it's over. We know that the end of what you see on television is often only the beginning of the story. This is The Outcue.

The Outcue is the term for the last few words of a news story before it's over. We know that the end of what you see on television is often only the beginning of the story. This is The Outcue.

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Podcast: Rail expert discusses NTBS findings, concerns

The NTSB issued more than two dozen recommendations Tuesday in East Palestine concerning the toxic train derailment and vent and burn of the vinyl chloride that began nearly a year and a half ago. These recommendations found that the rail industry had no standards in place for overheating wheel bearings and detectors and that the chemicals' vent and burn were unnecessary.

21 News anchor Lindsay McCoy sat down with Steven Ditmeyer, a retired executive of the Federal Railroad Administration who has had extensive careers in rail spanning decades, including the research and development of rail safety standards, to discuss the NTSB's findings.

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In today's Outcue, Assistant News Director Justin Mitchell is joined by 21 News Director Sheila Miller and Senior Digital Content Manager Robert McFerren to discuss how we address news bias in coverage in today's political climate.

The newsroom management team discusses how much discussion and thought goes into all newsroom reporting, including political coverage.

This podcast discusses the frame of reference for covering all news -- including political stories -- and our rule as a watchdog over all forms of government, local, state, and national.

The Outcue is the term for the last few words of a news story before it ends.

But the end of what you see on television is often only the story's beginning. This is The Outcue, a journalist's perspective on how we work for you.