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Category Archives: Reporting
Eyewitness News
Walking through the ancient remains of Memphis, Egypt, last week provided a solid reminder of just how important on-site documentation is for the preservation of history. The sphinx shown at left is a well-preserved artifact of ancient Egypt — one … Continue reading
Find the truth, know the truth
On your next half-hour break, take a listen to this fascinating Radiolab feature on the real origin of the AIDS pandemic. I learned all kinds of stuff — including how old HIV really is, according to some very dedicated biologists … Continue reading
Emotional interviews, Part 2
Back to our conversation from last week, about ethics and interviewing. At Crossfield News, our interdenominational mission news agency, we’ve developed a set of ethical guidelines for reporting, based on three goals: We will observe without obstructing, we will report … Continue reading
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Tagged dignity, ethics, interviewing
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Keep asking until he cracks
If you’ve been watching the Winter Olympics this week, you probably saw that cringe-worthy interview of Alpine skier Bode Miller by NBC’s Christin Cooper. Cooper asked Miller about his emotions and about his late brother. Then asked again. And again, … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Reporting, Videography
Tagged ethics, interviewing, journalism, reporting
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The one-man band
Last Thursday was a good reminder to me of how much reporting has changed. I do some communications work for our local rescue mission, and Thursday I covered an event where they were receiving a major donation check. Not that … Continue reading
Posted in Reporting, Technology
Tagged equipment, journalism, reporting, technology
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Why storytelling from the field matters
Culturally insensitive missionaries of the past always draw attention, but they’re not the larger story. The cover story in the current issue of Christianity Today reveals missionaries’ work as “the single largest factor in ensuring the health of nations.” Without effective reporting … Continue reading
Write it the way you’d tell it
Here’s a fascinating TED Talk about the impact texting is having on our language. You’ll be surprised. http://www.ted.com/talks/john_mcwhorter_txtng_is_killing_language_jk.html Writers can learn from this. The best journalistic stories aren’t written in texting shorthand, but they’re not written in formal, English class … Continue reading
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
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Tagged gospel, history, interviewing, journalism, reporting
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