{"675245":{"#nid":"675245","#data":{"type":"news","title":"\u2018Technique\u2019 Editor to Represent Student Media With Debate Coverage ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThursday, the nation will turn its attention to Atlanta for the first 2024 presidential debate. There will be no crowd inside the Warner Media campus on Techwood Drive, where the debate will take place, but the \u003Cem\u003ETechnique\u0027s\u003C\/em\u003E managing editor, Alec Grosswald, will be in the center of the media frenzy taking place across the street.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGranted a credential to attend media row and the spin room inside McCamish Pavilion alongside national and local media, Grosswald will provide live updates and a behind-the-scenes look inside the event on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/gt_nique\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Epublication\u0027s Instagram page\u003C\/a\u003E. Additional updates will be posted to \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/nique.net\/about\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ethe paper\u2019s website\u003C\/a\u003E throughout the evening.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe third-year mechanical engineering student and his colleagues on the editorial board fielded policy questions from classmates with the intent of giving the student body a seat at the table.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Our goal is to take students\u0027 questions and broadcast the answers from campaign surrogates in the spin room,\u201d he said. \u201cWe want the students to have a voice. That\u0027s something we\u0027ve discussed as young voters, and not feeling valued is a potential driving factor behind low youth voter turnout.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003ELeading into Thursday\u0027s debate coverage, the paper\u0027s editorial board shared one of its \u201cconsensus opinion\u201d pieces outlining thoughts on the current state of youth voters in Georgia as the election cycle ramps up. The \u003Cem\u003ETechnique\u003C\/em\u003E will release a comprehensive recap early next week from Grosswald\u0027s coverage, complete with interviews and reactions. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe debate\u0027s proximity to campus created an opportunity for the student newspaper to garner real-world experience alongside journalists from around the world, and Grosswald is elated to represent the \u003Cem\u003ETechnique\u003C\/em\u003E on the floor. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022It\u0027s gratifying that bigger news organizations and institutions are recognizing the value of student media, and it\u0027s validating that we\u0027ll have the same opportunity to get answers for our audience,\u201d he said. \u201cThis is a real opportunity to grow our platform and the voice of student media.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThursday\u0027s debate will cause congestion throughout the Georgia Tech campus. Learn more about its impact on travel and parking \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/news.gatech.edu\/news\/2024\/06\/24\/major-events-cause-congestion-georgia-tech-campus\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":[{"value":"The student newspaper will provide a behind-the-scenes look at Thursday\u2019s presidential debate. "}],"field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe student newspaper will provide a behind-the-scenes look at Thursday\u2019s presidential debate.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The student newspaper will provide a behind-the-scenes look at Thursday\u2019s presidential debate. 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