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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Ed Dulin
President and Publisher, Delaware State News Dover, Del.
Ed Dulin has been with The News since 1970, but he is still impressed by the fact that the newspaper produces a “brand new product every day.” |
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Sean Oates
Web Editor , The Record Woodland Park, N.J.
Sean Oates had his epiphany in the multimedia age when his newspaper documented regional pollution in words, sounds, still pictures and video (“Toxic Legacy Project,” a joint project with The Record and northjersey.com). It “changed the status quo by shedding light” on a problem, says Oates. |
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Frank Scandale
Editor, The Record Woodland Park, N.J.
Frank Scandale was a young reporter working at The Daily Journal, Elizabeth, N.J., when he discovered that -- for a reporter -- there is no such thing as a “free lunch.” |
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Stephen A. Borg
Publisher, North Jersey Media Group Woodland Park, N.J.
Stephen Borg grew up in a newspaper family. He believes his newspapers make a difference in Northern New Jersey, but he is still baffled by the two-thirds of his community who do not subscribe to The (Bergen) Record. |
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Peter Phipps
Managing Editor for New Media, The Providence Journal Providence, R.I.
Peter Phipps was a young journalist at an Ohio newspaper when he thought he had a great story, but he forgot to ask the one question he needed to nail it. |
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Tom Heslin
Sr. VP & Executive Editor, The Providence Journal Providence, R.I.
Tom Heslin was working for a Maine weekly in his first newspaper job when he learned to look at the people behind the news in order to tell the most compelling story. |
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Howard Sutton
Publisher, The Providence Journal Providence, R.I.
Howard Sutton, an employee of the Providence Journal since 1973 is impressed daily by the complex product that his colleagues produce. |
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Timothy Dwyer
Executive Editor, The Day New London, Conn.
Timothy Dwyer was a young reporter in Boston when a homeless couple made news and the community responded after their story was told in the newspaper. |
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Gary Farrugia
Publisher, The Day New London, Conn.
Gary Farrugia was a news editor at the Philadelphia Inquirer when a senator died in a helicopter crash and the reporting of the accident left an indelible impression on at least one reader. |
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Bennie DiNardo
Deputy Managing Editor, Multimedia, The Boston Globe Boston, Mass.
Bennie DiNardo was a young reporter, still learning his craft, when all the elements of a story came together for him for the first time and he discovered “how journalism works.” |