Have you ever seen a girl wearing a headscarf walking on campus or in the grocery store and wanted to ask, "Why do you wear that? Are you forced to?" Post 9/11, many Americans have lots of questions about the relationship between Islam and women, but many have no place where they can express their concerns and questions. With this blog post, and a new project I'm beginning, I'm attempting to provide that forum for asking questions and providing some answers.
Examples of empathetic journalism
This post is about the importance of “empathetic journalism.” This past summer, I spent a considerable amount of time writing about this topic, but I was never happy with anything I’d written. During the past few weeks and months, however, I’ve stumbled upon a few great examples that discuss empathetic journalism, so I’ll post them …
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Ira Glass Storytelling Series (Pt. IV)
Here is the final video installment of Ira Glass' storytelling video series. He talks about two super important things that journalists should remember. One, if you're in broadcast, be yourself. Don't try to talk like someone else who's already on TV because that's just boring. Two, stories are most compelling when you see the interaction …
Ira Glass Storytelling Series (Pt. III)
Third video in the four part series. Ira Glass on having "good taste". He talks about how we (those who ambition to be storytellers, journalists) get into the business because we have good taste. But he realizes--from his own experience--that even though we have good taste, our pieces don't live up to our good taste …
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