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It’s all storytelling, you know. That’s what journalism is all about… Tom Brokaw.

Journalism is what maintains democracy. It’s the force for progressive social change… Andrew Vachss

Journalism, like democracy, is not something that is achieved. It is a work in progress, and not every day is as good as the last… John…

The less you know, the more you believe. — Bono

We’ve seen how grassroots journalism by blogs has had an impact at various points politically, as ordinary people have amplified stories…

REMEMBER 9/11 and the conspiracy theories about moslems being warned to stay away from the World Trade Centre just before it was attacked?

Journalism never admits that nothing much is happening…Mason Cooley.

Piracy is robbery with violence, often segueing into murder, rape and kidnapping. It is one of the most frightening crimes in the world…

Be careful what you say in social media, because no matter what, we live in a hypersensitive society where people are just looking for any…

“But I think that no matter how smart, people usually see what they’re already looking for, that’s all”…Veronica Roth, Allegiant.

A word salad is a mash-up of words strung together to make something sound credible, intriguing or authoritative.

The skeptical attitude is our basic navigational tool through a media-saturated society.

There is a considerble literarure around the different forms of journalism we might employ in our work.

Journalism without a moral position is impossible. Every journalist is a moralist. It’s absolutely unavoidable. A journalist is someone who…

In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world…

The central dilemma in journalism is that you don’t know what you don’t know…Bob Woodward.

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon…Tom Stoppard

Journalism is literature in a hurry… Matthew Arnold

Like a person following a track, our stories traverse the terrain of the imagination.

After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.  …Philip Pullman

THE CITIZEN JOURNALIST might review books, films, video and/or products to assess their effectiveness and help people decide whether to buy…

Radio brings an immediacy missing in print media interviews. To use it successfully as interviewer or interviewee, there are a few things…

Civic affairs reporting can be challenging for citizen journalists because it requires the dedication of time and defining the motivations…

Maybe storytelling belongs in audio — a short story is the length of a commute. That can be a sacred spot where you have the ear of the…