tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504262790247151834.post3873353734766764956..comments2023-10-02T09:07:49.985-07:00Comments on The 0166-325 in the 94117: An Immigrant Story.....J.Michael Robertsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504262790247151834.post-65284907933638595822008-02-28T17:51:00.000-08:002008-02-28T17:51:00.000-08:00Lauren: But it was a fair story because the backgr...Lauren: But it was a fair story because the background and the inclinations of the writer were made clear in the methods materials. About some issues reporters are truly neutral -- or at least as neutral as you can be as a product of your culture and your personal experience. About others, the reporters knows that she/he has strong feelings. I think reporters in both camps can do good stories, fair and balanced stories. You just have to work at acknowledging how you feel deep down.....J.Michael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504262790247151834.post-60373810510966992372008-02-28T17:47:00.000-08:002008-02-28T17:47:00.000-08:00Audrey: ditto. For some stories -- brief comments;...Audrey: ditto. For some stories -- brief comments; innocuous topic -- friends are fine. But otherwise.......J.Michael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504262790247151834.post-79859650372214246192008-02-28T17:45:00.000-08:002008-02-28T17:45:00.000-08:00Maria: Yes. Friends are sometimes useful sources f...Maria: Yes. Friends are sometimes useful sources for a roundup story of a light nature -- a trend story, for instance! -- but for a serious story in which you are delving into their lives, values, etc., you start off knowing too much about them, too much for their comfort and for yours. And what if you ask a pointed question that you not ask as a friend and they become indignant or spill their guts and then regret it?....J.Michael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504262790247151834.post-63690968850120986782008-02-14T14:41:00.000-08:002008-02-14T14:41:00.000-08:00Lauren: The Roanoke immigrant story is probably an...Lauren: The Roanoke immigrant story is probably an example of a story in which the writer knows his readers will probably not be as sympathetic to his subject as he is. That makes the writing particularly tough. How do you present information in such a way that your readers do not think you are imposing your view on the material rather than being led to it by the material.<BR/><BR/>Audrey and Maria: Interviewing friends is difficult if you are asking anything personal, really trying to get deep. For trend stories or general news surveys friends are fine: one quick question and you're done. But otherwise unless it's a complete puff piece, they feel somehow misused and misrepresented.<BR/><BR/>Lester: Your own experiences should always be trusted, particularly when they lead you to ask questions that your subject says are illegitimate. You know they are not.....J.Michael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504262790247151834.post-78892215176271828782008-02-10T19:42:00.000-08:002008-02-10T19:42:00.000-08:00My one regret about the immigrant story was that a...My one regret about the immigrant story was that although I thought the person I chose to interview had an interesting story, I couldn't help but feel as though I were capitalizing on the fact that we were friends and that he liked me. When I first asked to speak with him, he was really excited because we hadn't seen each other in almost a year and he thought that I just wanted to get together with him. When I explained that I wanted to interview him for a class assignment, I felt like such an ass. The entire process was pretty awkward. I much prefer to interview strangers.Maria Dinzeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002384630953861669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504262790247151834.post-91509513060703534212008-02-06T13:30:00.000-08:002008-02-06T13:30:00.000-08:00I wish I was able to find more people who could've...I wish I was able to find more people who could've given an overview of the immigration process or Filipino immigrants in general.<BR/><BR/>Still, I was able to use some of my own knowledge as well as my immigrant's experiences as a brief look at how immigration to the United States isn't such an easy trip across an ocean (or border in other cases)....https://www.blogger.com/profile/11222295036024618140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504262790247151834.post-14909821502778955282008-02-06T08:55:00.000-08:002008-02-06T08:55:00.000-08:00Finding an immigrant for this assignment wasn't as...Finding an immigrant for this assignment wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I ended up using one of the guys that I used to work with which turned out to be a bit of a mistake. We are pretty good friends and as I learned the hard way it is really difficult to ask friends tough questions. The result was that I didn't really get as much information out of the interview as I would have with another person. But I guess it is better to learn this now rather than later!Audrey Shermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15870021977508402307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504262790247151834.post-82588243829281832252008-02-03T16:58:00.000-08:002008-02-03T16:58:00.000-08:00The writer of this story definitely wants to make ...The writer of this story definitely wants to make Leonardo look good, which can be a bit biased, but it worked. I'd have to say that after reading the story I really wanted Leonardo to get those license plates. I'm just not sure if I would have wrote this story the same way. Apparently it wasn't balanced because I read it from the original link and other people had posted comments that were not so much in Leo's favor.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569463066773406690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4504262790247151834.post-4611947269071692702008-01-30T13:50:00.000-08:002008-01-30T13:50:00.000-08:00Sample commentSample comment....J.Michael Robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748774253168313345noreply@blogger.com