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Coming up on Connections: Tuesday, January 17th

First hour: The misconceptions and realities surrounding human trafficking in Rochester

Second hour: Debating BuzzFeed's decision to publish the Trump/Russia dossier

Human trafficking is real, and it's here in Rochester. How can we spot red flags and potential victims? Our panel discusses misconceptions and realities regarding human trafficking. How does it start? Who is targeted? We'll also preview local events and discuss an acclaimed novel called Little Peach. Our guests:

  • Jennifer Wolfley, human trafficking victim, founder and director of outreach services for the Paperbag Ladies, and criminal justice professor at RIT
  • Celia McIntosh, chair of the Rochester Regional Coalition Against Human Trafficking (RRCAHT)
  • Tanya Conley, supervising attorney at Legal Aid Attorney for the Child Program
  • Mary Whittier, founding executive director of Bivona Child Advocacy Center
  • Peggy Kern, author of the young adult novel, Little Peach

In our second hour: Did BuzzFeed make a mistake by publishing the entire dossier of unverified links between Donald Trump and Russia? Editor-in-chief Ben Smith says no; he errs on the side of sunlight, and he views BuzzFeed as part of a new kind of media paradigm. But traditional journalists have said it was a reckless decision, a mistake. Our panel debates the decision, and the future of disseminating information. In studio:

  • Tianna Manon, editor-in-chief of Open Mic Rochester
  • David Riley, former government reporter for the Democrat & Chronicle
  • Jack Rosenberry, journalism professor at St. John Fisher College
  • Jim Memmott, journalist with the Democrat & Chronicle and professor at the University of Rochester
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Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.