Category Archives: Ethics

How to tell a dangerous story

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Jim Killam

Here’s another guest post from our friend and fellow missions journalist, Heather Pubols. You can learn more about Heather’s work at: http://www.lemotif.org “I know how you can tell this story,” I said to a colleague with a smile. “Someone did … Continue reading →

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Simplicity gone astray

Posted on April 12, 2019 by Jim Killam

Today we welcome this guest post by our friend, Heather Pubols. Heather has traveled the world getting stories for mission organizations. You can learn more about her work at: http://www.lemotif.org In 2012 I took a media team to a country … Continue reading →

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Journalists, interviews and the crying game

Posted on February 8, 2019 by Jim Killam

When someone cries in front of you, how do you feel? What if you’re the one who made them cry? Watch this video and note how it makes you feel. A prevailing opinion among TV news crews and others who interview people … Continue reading →

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Miracles: Handle with care

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Jim Killam

“If your mother says she loves you, check it out.” That jarring statement used to hang in Chicago’s famed City News Bureau as an admonishment to reporters. In the rough-and-tumble world of Chicago journalism, it simply meant to verify all … Continue reading →

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Build trust through the reporting process

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Jim Killam

Reporting stories from project sites can be a wonderful trust builder among organizations and their prayer and financial partners. This requires care, because it’s just as easy to violate that trust if the people you interview or photograph are surprised … Continue reading →

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