Hans Anderson
Producer, Soundside
About
Hans Anderson is a producer on KUOW’s Soundside, where he covers a diverse range of topics from conflicts over how to use busy streets to how the open spaces of the Palouse inspire modern musical compositions. He primarily produces segments about politics, the arts, and transportation.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: he/him
Podcasts
Stories
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For student journalists, reporting on schools can run afoul of administrations
When you think about impactful journalism, some images may come to mind — meeting sources in dark parking lots, going undercover to bust a scam ring, entering war zones. But those images are pretty far from the usual day to day work, which involves a lot of phone calls and unanswered emails and a whole lot of perseverance.
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Does continued state empowerment threaten democracy?
Gridlock on the national level has pushed policy decisions to the states. With that shift comes an erosion of democratic norms and institutions.
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Microsoft's $69 billion deal to acquire Activision-Blizzard faces FTC suit
In a deal that may go down as the largest video-game merger of all time, Microsoft, the maker of the Xbox, is attempting to buy Activision Blizzard, which is responsible for the games, "World of Warcraft," "Diablo," and "Call of Duty," as well as the company that makes "Candy Crush."
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WA voters approved strict gun laws in 2018. Why haven't they been implemented?
In 2018, Washington voters approved I-1639 and tthrew support behind some of the strictest gun laws in the country. Four years later, one of those laws has been difficult to implement.
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Albertsons-Kroger merger is giving shoppers déjà vu
The 2015 divestiture by Safeway and Albertson's, where stores were sold to a PNW grocery retailer that went bankrupt shortly after purchasing the spun off stores, is leading to extra scrutiny for the country's two biggest chains.
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From upper-level troughs to omega blocks, UW students learn to talk about the weather
Students in the University of Washington Broadcast Meteorology club and class have a love of weather and take on the difficult task of communicating it clearly.
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The ethical dilemma posed by online sleuths
As online rumors about the deaths of four University of Idaho students spread on TikTok and Reddit, police in Moscow, ID are trying to both investigate the case and combat misinformation.
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Hear it again: Most sidewalks in WA are not accessible
A report by the Seattle Times looked at the infrastructure of 30 Washington state jurisdictions. In all of those cities and counties, less than half of the roads and sidewalks complied with ADA standards.
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What the potential end of the Indian Child Welfare Act could mean for tribal rights
Congress passed the Indian Child Welfare Act in 1978 to help remedy a long history of atrocities committed against Native American families. But now three states and several individuals are challenging the law in the United States Supreme Court, arguing it's unconstitutional. The challenge mostly hinges on a major question: whether tribal membership is a political designation or a racial identity.
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RSV is on the rise among children, but figuring out where is complicated
Emergency rooms at children's hospitals are seeing dramatic increases in admissions because of RSV and other respiratory viruses. But there are complications to tracking the virus in rural communities especially.