Summary
Many journalists, at some point in their careers, have had an “Ah-hah!” moment -- a sudden realization about the impact of their work or the work of their colleagues. Many of the journalists interviewed for the WNN report provided a single anecdote about an event that helped them understand and appreciate the power and purpose of journalism. We are sharing those epiphanies here.
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Associate Publisher, Santa Fe New Mexican Ginny Sohn was reminded of the power of her newspaper when a local Hispanic man came to the defense of his community at a public forum by referencing a letter, written to the newspaper by a high school boy. The lesson that letter conveyed held the day when an out-of-towner started bashing New Mexico. |
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Author: “Newsonomics: Twelve New Trends That Will Shape the News You Get” Ken Doctor started his career as an editor at a start-up alternative weekly newspaper in Eugene, Ore. His epiphany came when one of his reporters caught a local public official selling his vote on a major highway project and the story got results. |
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Online, Managing Editor, Austin American-Statesman Zach Ryall, a photojournalist who runs The Austin American-Statesman’s websites, recalls a multi-page spread of photos and enterprise journalism that captured the tragic episode in the life of a Texas woman. The photos and text produced by the newspaper were subsequently used to fight drunk driving. Text and pictures, he says, no other institution would have created. |
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VP Audience Strategy, Austin American-Statesman Tim Lott got to see what newspapers do best when he came upon a bizarre, but unforgettable story in small Texas town. He called the impact of his story, “newspaper work at its best.” |
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Editor, Austin American-Statesman Fred Zipp was a young reporter in Beaumont, Texas, when he learned a vital lesson: verify, verify, verify -- especially when a story sounds too good. |
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Executive Editor, The Courier Keith Magill witnessed the value of news when Katrina struck Louisiana in 2005. When some of his reporters “put their lives on the line” to report the story, he was reminded how much dedication journalism inspires. |
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Publisher, The Courier Miles Forrest was working on the business side of his newspaper when he helped a reporter “shine a light” on a community problem. The experience helped shape his understanding of the importance of what his newspaper did. |
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Executive Editor, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Lloyd Gray was a capitol correspondent in Jackson for The Sun Herald on the Mississippi Gulf Coast when he saw the newspapers in his state champion the cause for better education for Mississippi’s children in 1982. The reporting was effective, and Gray believes Mississippi’s newspapers motivated a “psychological breakthrough” for a state that had believed it was doomed to be last. |
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President, CEO & Publisher, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Clay Foster had to man a phone when a snowstorm enveloped his city in January 2011, and subscribers wondered when their newspapers would arrive. But the experience taught him a lesson about the reach and power of his press. |
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Website Coordinator, The Opelika-Auburn News John Walker learned about the power and purpose of journalism at his college radio station. Tornadoes began popping up all around his community one day and he quickly realized the unique role radio can play when other news media are disabled. |
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