This is the WFHB Local News for Thursday, June 25th, 2026.
In today’s newscast, we have the latest edition of Civic Conversations – a podcast collaboration between the local chapter of the League of Women Voters and WFHB.
You’ll also hear media law expert Anthony Fargo, a member of the task force calling for editorial independence and a sustainable funding structure for IU student media. That’s coming up next on the local news.
Featured Segments:
A task force pondering the future of student media at Indiana University has issued its recommendations. The Task Force on Editorial Independence and Sustainability was launched in November by The Media School at Indiana University after the firing of the director of student media and suspension of print editions of the student newspaper drew outrage on campus and across the nation. In May the task force issued its recommendations including enforceable protections for editorial independence, meaningful student representation in student media governance and a sustainable funding structure that cannot be used to influence or punish editorial coverage. Earlier this month a coalition of 14 national journalism organizations sent a letter to IU administrators urging them to act on these recommendations. As Bloomington and press freedom advocates around the country wait to see what happens next, task force member Anthony Fargo sat down with correspondent Carolina Pierce for a feature report. We first aired this feature on June 15th.
In today’s edition of Civic Conversations, Indiana University Professor Jessica Story-Nagy, a political and linguistic anthropologist, discusses how private talk with friends and family can influence voting behavior. She is a research associate and adjunct faculty member in the Department of Anthropology and the Russian and Eastern European Institute.
Credits:
You’ve been listening to the WFHB Local News,
Today’s feature story on faculty response to IU’s student media crisis was produced by Carolina Pierce in partnership with The Media School at Indiana University. Theme music by Jamyl Efiom.
Our feature was produced by Becky Hill.
Our theme music is provided by Mark Bingham and the Social Climbers.
Engineer and Executive producer is Kade Young.
Anchors are Jorge Casillas and Ben Sharpe.