21-WFMJ News Podcast

Outcue: Why it is important to follow, update stories on the the Southern Park Mall

21-WFMJ Newsroom Season 2 Episode 10

In today's The Outcue podcast, assistant news director Justin Mitchell talks with guests 21 News reporter Kaitlyn McCarthy and Senior Digital Content Manager Robert McFerren. All have worked on investigating and reporting on the sale of the Southern Park Mall, the new ownership, and some of the troubles the new ownership has experienced at other shopping malls it has owned nationwide.

Today's discussion focuses on why we cover stories like the sale of the mall and why we do follow-ups. 

The mall is a private business; yet, it has a significant impact on residents of Boardman Township and Mahoning County through the taxes the facility generates and the people it employs.

The discussion looks back at when we first heard rumblings of an impending sale through the late tax payments for the first half of the year. The late payments cause the township to change its plans for purchases, and discuss why it is crucial to keep our community informed on stories like this.