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 are a big contributor to political polarization. 

 from MPR News are here to help you get out of your news bubble and try to understand someone else’s.

 a concept pioneered by Wynette Sills at a Braver Angels chapter in California. With Wynette’s blessing, we’ve modified her project a bit to fit our parameters. We hope you participate and 

Also, please tell us if you’d be willing to let us record your conversations with your news swap partner for possible use on air.

This project aims to help Minnesotans build more positive relationships with people of differing political views.

People who are interested in understanding other people’s perspectives better by looking at the media sources that inform their views. Basically, people who want to help tone down the vitriol of political disagreements and try to have hard political conversations, better.

Your first meeting session might include questions like:

Things to mull when reading/watching/listening to your partner’s sources:

Questions? Please reach out to MPR News editor Annie Baxter at 

. And if you’re participating in the project, we’d love to know. Please answer this 

Catharine Richert

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Are you interested in better understanding where someone with different political views is coming from? Have someone in mind? Ask them to “Walk a Mile in My News!”

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