Permit me a long post about something I’ve been musing on in my field of work: namely, how to build effective and mutually constructive relationships between reporters and members of the general public who may enter the news at some point in their lives. Before I begin, a disclaimer: this is a musing on my own internal learning process. I’m not reinventing the wheel here; I’m not going to say anything that a thousand million reporters aren’t already doing and thinking and saying. But nonetheless, it’s my journey and, lately, my inspiration. And perhaps some will find that worth reading. [...click for more...]