Twitter Beef, Book Battles & Conflict Over Curfew
It’s the Friday news roundup! City Cast host Morgan Moody and producer Mallory Falk are joined by Pittsburgh City Paper’s Jordana Rosenfeld to discuss her recent reporting on a new proposal to enforce Pittsburgh’s youth curfew, concerns about LGBTQ book censorship in Moon Township, and the Twitter storm around an Allegheny County Council race.
As always, our Friday shows are powered by great local journalism.
- Jordana Rosenfeld’s reporting in Pittsburgh City Paper on Pittsburgh’s youth curfew, Moon Library Township censoring books, and the controversy around Joanna Doven’s Twitter history.
- City Cast Philly’s episode about teen curfews.
- Ryan Deto in TribLIVE on the Twitter storm surrounding the county council race.
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