Vatican Summit, Smollett Charged & #BleedForTheThrone (+ Social Media Strategy at the Oscars with Erin Gargan King) - Thursday, February 21st, 2019
The NewsWorthy
Erica Mandy
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2019
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
The news to know for Thursday, February 21st, 2019!
Today, we're talking about the first-of-its-kind meeting at the Vatican today, a Coast Guard Lieutenant turned terror suspect, and an update in the case of actor Jussie Smollett.
Plus: the fastest-growing high-paying job and a Game of Thrones good cause.
Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes!
Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.
Then hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday's bonus interview. This week's guest, Erin Gargan King, is taking us behind-the-scenes of planning and running social media for one of the world's largest entertainment events: The Academy Awards.
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Sources:
Vatican Child Abuse Meeting: ABC News, BBC,, CNN
Coast Guard Terror Plot: NYT, AP
Hate Groups Report: CBS News, SPLC
Escaping ISIS: Washington Post, The Guardian, NYT
Supreme Court Unanimous: The Washington Post, WSJ
Winter Storm: CNN, CBS News, AccuWeather
Pinterest Blocks Vaccination Searches:WSJ, CNBC
Samsung Galaxy Fold: Engadget, The Verge, WSJ
Fastest-Growing Job:
Nike Self-Tying Shoe: Quartz, CNET, THE Verge
Jussie Smollett Suspect: NBC News, Variety
Game of Thrones, HBO Blood Drive: CNN, Gizmodo
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Today is Thursday, February 21st. |
| 0:02.6 | We're talking about the first of its kind meeting at the Vatican today, a Coast Guard lieutenant |
| 0:06.7 | turned terror suspect, and an update in the case of actor Jesse Smollett, plus the fastest growing |
| 0:11.4 | high paying job and a Game of Thrones good cause. |
| 0:14.0 | Then hang out after the news for Think to Know Thursday's Bonus Interview. |
| 0:17.0 | Today's guest takes us behind the scenes of social media for the Oscars. |
| 0:25.0 | Welcome, welcome to the Oscars. Welcome to the newsworthy. All the days news in less than 10 minutes. |
| 0:28.0 | Fast, fair, fun, and on the go. |
| 0:30.0 | I'm Erica Mandy. |
| 0:32.0 | Thanks so much for being here. You ready? Let's do this. |
| 0:39.0 | It's being called unprecedented. The first ever Vatican Summit on Child Sex abuse starts today. The BBC says it could be a defining moment for Pope Francis. |
| 0:47.0 | He'll host the four day meeting in the Vatican. |
| 0:50.0 | Nearly 200 bishops from more than 100 countries will be there. |
| 0:53.4 | ABC News reports the goal is to make sure all bishops know the church's rules and procedures |
| 0:58.4 | when it comes to sexual abuse complaints. |
| 1:00.8 | And the meeting's themes are responsibility, accountability, and transparency. |
| 1:05.0 | Of course, this comes as thousands of cases of kids being sexually abused have come to light over decades. |
| 1:10.0 | A U.S. Coast Guard lieutenant is accused of planning a mass terrorist attack and |
| 1:17.2 | today he'll be in court. |
| 1:18.8 | CBS News reports Christopher Hassan allegedly had a hit list of well-known journalists and |
| 1:23.4 | Democratic politicians and wanted to go after everyday people as well. |
| 1:27.2 | He's a self-described white nationalist and authorities are calling him a domestic |
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