News Gathering
While writing my news article "Community bands together to host social during government shutdown," I interviewed a variety of sources, including experts such as the politicians who organized the event (Montgomery County Councilman Tom Hucker, Senator Chris Van Hollen) and community members who were attending the dinner (David McGivern). I also included statistics to provide context and show the impact of the government shutdown. This variation of sources and inclusion of background research allowed for a more comprehensive coverage of the event. |
While conducting an interview with Temple University Sociology Professor Matt Wray for my opinion article "Trash the phrase white trash" (where I argued that the phrase 'white trash' disparages minority races), I asked Professor Wray to go back and elaborate on certain concepts that I thought were important. The elaboration my questions prompted garnered key information that I used in my final article. |