Polymorphic Media Collective

Club Description

Coup De Pod is a multimedia journalistic venture with the mission to provide unconventional journalism by interviewing faculty, students, and those in the wider Charlottesville community. We intend to platform a variety of backgrounds and belief systems, challenging the non-diversified nature of two-party ideological systems. Through this, we question the prevailing norms of media coverage that wilfully overlook the wide spectrum of political and social perspectives that embodies our Nation’s rich history. By bringing together two co-hosts who may have varying ideological standpoints, we cultivate a piquant, and, hopefully, humorous dialogue that both enlightens and challenges our audience – exhibiting the nuance within our generation’s worldviews and political leanings. Our programming is designed to be thought provoking and encourage our listeners, viewers, and fellow students to think critically about the narratives that shape our nation and our campus.    Our commitment to inclusivity is reflected in our rigorous approach to content creation. Each episode or clip is meticulously crafted behind the scenes. We hold a team of thorough researchers, knowledgeable production managers, eloquent co-hosts, quick-witted social media directors, and a personable communications chair. Each episode of Coup De Pod requires weeks of prepwork in the form of scheduled internal meetings, informed research and interviews, and meticulous editing before publication. Since the beginning of this project, each member has integrated their passion into their work, striving to build a more engaged and informed community through a recognition of the necessity of radical subjectivity. Each semester holds a new mission to expand our reach into other platforms. We soon hope to use Tiktok to showcase smaller clips of our team reaching out to individual students, recording takes big and small in order to broaden our reach and display the mindsets of those who are on Grounds.