Radio producer David Isay is the founder and executive director of the StoryCorps project, which collects and preserves oral American oral histories.
On August 20, Isay spoke at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism about the beauty of stories, the art of the interview, and power of listening.
An audio file of the talk is available here.
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Sept / Oct 08
Table of Contents Browse Back Issues Subscribe Attitude Adjustment Blind Spot More...A review of Newsweek's campaign mini-book
Race, Obama's victory, and the generation gap
Calling for disclosure of trillion-dollar government loans; The Times on the the new pitch business; etc.
Wire service sues Fed for bailout transparency
Press speculates (responsibly) on key Obama environment/science picks and policies
A late spate of news as the campaigns wind down
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Give us your thoughts on journalism’s state and its future
As prices soar, U.S. looks for scapegoats; UBS ready to roll over; Jimmy Cayne, pariah; Rachael Ray, jihadi; etc.
New quarterly bucks industry trend, exudes smart idealism
Newspaper companies fork over hundreds of millions a year—and for what?
Americans are working fewer, but not by choice; cuts on Wall Street; jobless ranks swell; etc.
Brad Stenger on the intersection of the press and computer science
In CJR's a.m. guide to the business press: Grim tidings on housing; WP says a veto threatened on bailouts; 50 bank failures? etc. etc.
Pause in the panic; the Times on useless insurance; more bad news for a fallen titan, etc.
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