Reposted from the UConn Journalism’s Roundup CT, originally published May 2019
Interviews, editing and narration by Ryley McGinnis
Derek Slap, Mary Glassman and Lonnie Reed are three Connecticut politicians who began their careers in journalism and made the switch to politics. In this podcast, Slap, Glassman and Reed outline what motivated them to go into journalism, why they left the industry for politics, and how they think their news experience prepared them for elected office.