As 2017 unfolded, six families from vastly different backgrounds said they sometimes felt like Michiganders didn’t speak the same language on politics. A Bridge documentary goes in search of what they might share.
Michigan Divided
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Amid protests over Trump, Muslims and guns, two enemies in Kalkaska bond near a giant trout
The village president’s inflammatory Facebook posts leads to an evening standoff along the normally placid main street of Kalkaska.
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Bridge asked readers to swap news sources for a week. The world answered. (slideshow)
It wasn’t always comfortable. But more than 200 brave souls from around the country (and six nations) switched to news feeds with a different political viewpoint. A few have yet to switch back.
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News Bubble Swap
Would you like to participate in your own news source swap? Bridge Magazine will pair you with a participant with significantly different news sources, and we’ll publish some of the results.
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Interactive map: What political bubble do you live in?
Bridge creates Michigan’s first precinct-level map showing how your neighborhood or community voted in the presidential election.
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A conservative and two liberals swapped news feeds. It didn’t end well.
The “un-American” New York Times and the “nightmare” Drudge Report: A Troy conservative and two Ann Arbor liberals discover just how wide the news divide has become.
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Amid strikes and spares, Muslim nervousness that the game has changed
Four couples, two lanes, 10 frames – when the president makes you feel unwelcome, sometimes you just have to go bowling.
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About the project “Michigan Divided”
Bridge is following 11 Michigan people and families throughout 2017 to try to pierce the bubbles in which they, and the rest of us, live.
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Meet Michigan's divided
Can 11 passionate Michigan residents and families reach across the political and cultural chasms that too often divide our state?
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An election. An inauguration. A divided state.
The gulf between us is bigger than ever. How do we find common ground?