Here's Lakshmi beating a piñata and dancing to this track, no shit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxDEpEzRT64&feature=youtu.be

The second half was written especially for Sean Rameswaram's "STUDIO 360’S SIDESHOW LIVE! LAKSHMI WEARS THE HAT" event, May 27th 2015: http://www.thegreenespace.org/events/thegreenespace/2015/may/26/studio-360s-sideshow-live-lakshmi-wears-hat/

Oh yeah.

THE VIDEO

The Lakshmi Singh Drop (video in description)

Back in 2012, Jennifer Brandel had the best new idea in local news that anyone has had in a long time. Rather than report the same old stories, ask the audience: What have you always been curious about? Use democratic online tools to pick the best questions, then go out and answer them as best you can.

That was Curious City, a Localore project based at WBEZ in Chicago. It has since been imitated and replicated dozens of times over.

In January, Brandel started Curious Nation, a spin-off company designed to help franchise the Curious City model to other cities. Last week, Curious Nation became Hearken, and with the new name comes a new and broader mission: to help journalists do work that better reflects the information needs and desires of their audience.

Also this week:

- We conclude last week’s investigation into why some national program producers are opting to self-distribute their shows

- WHYY Vice President for News and Civic Dialogue Chris Satullo argues that stations shouldn’t just do journalism — they should support good community journalism, whoever is doing it

The Pub #22: Curious City creator Jennifer Brandel goes national

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The Pub #22: Curious City creator Jennifer Brandel goes national

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