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Author Archives: Jim Killam
‘I am a missionary’
Not a lot we add to this — other than God also needs people to tell these stories.
Duck dinosaurs
I (Jim) read two things this morning that encouraged me both as a journalist and as a Christian. One was a discussion by author and pastor Timothy Keller of how the world began, and how incompletely the science vs. religion … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Faith, Uncategorized
Tagged culture, journalism, reporting, story
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The first rough draft of history
The inescapable hurry of the press inevitably means a certain degree of superficiality. It is neither within our power nor our province to be ultimately profound. We write 365 days a year the first rough draft of history, and that … Continue reading
Posted in Reporting, Story
Tagged gospel, history, interviewing, journalism, reporting
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Journalism’s revolution
A friend, the editor of a small daily newspaper here in Illinois, asked me (Jim) a tough question this week: What I would I tell a high-school senior who wonders if there’s a career anymore in being a reporter? Actually, … Continue reading
Posted in Career, Reporting, Technology
Tagged journalism, reporting
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A golden opportunity
Journalists tend to be idealists. While we don’t always admit it, we like the idea that what we do could help change the world. That’s best accomplished when our words, photos and videos function as a mirror for our communities. … Continue reading
Introverts of the world, disperse!
Here’s a super-interesting blog post from a few months back by author Don Miller. For me (Jim) it reminds me of the extra effort required for introverts like me to be effective reporters. Certainly we can do it; in fact, sometimes we’re … Continue reading
Transcribing interviews … ugh
Most journalists use voice recorders for interviewing, and then face the tedious task of transcribing those interviews. Here’s a workflow idea to speed up that process. Record the interview and create the audio file. My Olympus recorder plugs into the … Continue reading
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Tagged equipment, interviewing, journalism
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