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Sit, stay awhile
I have interviewed 10 journalists at the paper: editors, front-line reporters, reporters who joined staff post-Katrina. Each interview lasted an average of one hour and 15 minutes, time that flew by too quickly. These people tell stories for a living. … Continue reading
Survivor’s guilt
If there was a silver lining in the Hurricane Katrina catastrophe,, it was the boost of civic involvement and sense of community. Young and old, rich and poor, albeit in different ways, all went through Katrina. Some New Orleanians who … Continue reading
Power of the printed word
“Perfect objectivity is an unattainable standard for journalists even in the best of times. Because nobody’s a robot, no journalist can be expected to write in a way that doesn’t reveal at least a little something about who that journalist … Continue reading