Ukraine-Russia Conflict, Detroit Rewards TV, Labor Shortage

This Week on One Detroit:

Searching for Truth in Lies: Local Ukrainians React to Russia Conflict, Disinformation Campaign

As everybody watches the developments of the Ukraine-Russia conflict closely, elsewhere online there are forms of disinformation from Russian supporters beginning to populate alongside major news headlines. What’s fact and what’s fiction?

One Detroit’s Bill Kubota talks with two local Ukrainian American attorneys, Natalia Kujan Gentry and Dan Terleckyj, to learn about their efforts to tell the real stories of the Ukraine-Russia conflict overseas, and their battle to fight back against the misinformation being spread online. Plus, they share the support they’re providing to others and the change they want to see.

Detroit Police Department, Crime Stoppers Teams Up to Solve Crimes with Detroit Rewards TV

The Detroit Police Department and Crime Stoppers of Michigan have a new weapon to help them close investigations and solve crimes. The two organization’s new TV show and web program, Detroit Rewards TV, plans to get Detroit residents involved by rewarding them up to $1,000 for anonymously reporting tips that help solve a criminal investigation. The goal, the Detroit Police Department says, is to encourage citizens to speak up if they have information about a crime.

One Detroit’s Will Glover sits down with BridgeDetroit reporter Bryce Huffman to talk about the possible positives and consequential problems that could come from the new Detroit Rewards TV program.

Grocery Stores Remain Hardest Hit by Employee Shortages | Future of Work

They were America’s frontline workers, but then they called it quits. The nation’s labor shortage has impacted several industries, with workers leaving because of low wages, poor conditions or in pursuit of new opportunities, but one of the hardest-hit industries continues to be retail, especially grocery stores that have seen grocery store workers leave in droves.

One Detroit’s AJ Walker and Natalie Reitz take a closer look at the grocery stores and examine the pandemic’s toll on grocery store workers and the labor shortage in Michigan.

Feeding Frenzy: Watch the Belle Isle Aquarium’s Fish Get Fed

Have you ever wondered what fish like to eat? Or how they’re fed at the Belle Isle Aquarium. A new Great Lakes Now First Friday Watch Party will take viewers inside the Belle Isle Aquarium for a closer look at what the fish are fed and how the food they eat keeps them healthy. Plus, aquarium staff will show a behind-the-scenes look at how they take care of the fish on Belle Isle. Check out this preview from Great Lakes Now Producer Annamarie Sysling, and join the watch party this Friday, March 4, at 1:30 p.m.