Location: On-demand webinar available until January 15, 2021
Cost: Free
Communications staff and nonprofit leaders will be challenged to wrestle with myriad ethical considerations when portraying the lives of those their organizations seek to help, whether these individuals live in the US or abroad; many of whom are in crisis or have experienced trauma, including sexual assault. Using examples from their own journalistic work, this webinar includes practical discussions on topics such as:
How to meaningfully interview and portray people who have experienced trauma
Questions to ask yourself before writing about vulnerable communities
The importance of conducting prior research before engaging in interviews
How to think about “expertise” and the need to balance academic expertise with the expertise that comes from lived experience in community
The need to continually interrogate one’s own prejudices in the course of journalistic work
The importance of pushing back against funder demands that undermine the communities on which you are reporting
Why good intentions are never enough
Faculty:
Amy Costello, Senior Correspondent and Investigations Editor, Tiny Spark Podcast
For four years, Amy was the Africa Correspondent for Public Radio International’s The World. She has also reported for National Public Radio (NPR), PBS television, the BBC World Service, and The Guardian. Amy’s television investigation Sudan: The Quick and the Terrible was nominated for an Emmy Award. In 2011, she launched Tiny Spark, which investigates nonprofits, philanthropy and international aid. It joined NPQ in 2018.
Frederica Boswell, Senior Producer, Tiny Spark Podcast
Freddie began her career working on African News, Arts and Current Affairs at the BBC World Service in London. After a two-year stint reporting from Zanzibar, Freddie moved to Washington, D.C. in 2010, and joined NPR’s Morning Edition and later Tell Me More. She then spent a year traveling around the US with NPR host Michel Martin to produce the live events series Going There. Freddie has produced Tiny Spark from her base in the Middle East since 2016.