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James Webb discoveries, Local news decline

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The James Webb Space Telescope is lifted and analyzed
In this April 13, 2017 photo provided by NASA, technicians lift the mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope using a crane at the Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The telescope is designed to peer back so far that scientists will get a glimpse of the dawn of the universe about 13.7 billion years ago and zoom in on closer cosmic objects, even our own solar system, with sharper focus. Laura Betz/NASA via AP

We talk to an astronomer about what we’re learning from the James Webb telescope. Then, a journalism professor joins us to discuss the consequences of newspaper layoffs and local news declining.

Featured in this Show

  • An astronomer explains what the James Webb images of Jupiter reveal about the gas giant and what else scientists are hoping to learn from the telescope as it photographs the universe a million miles away from Earth.

  • Newspaper layoffs continue to erode local news coverage

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    Gannett and other newspapers have made further layoffs in recent months. We explore the wider impact of the degradation of local news coverage in Wisconsin.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Sarah Hopefl Technical Director
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Lorin Cox Producer
  • Thomas Beatty Guest
  • Kathleen Bartzen Culver Guest

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