JEA One Book

A shared experience for journalism educators. Run by the Journalism Education Association.

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BREAKING: JEA selects ‘Dopesick’ by @papergirlmacy as its 2019-20 One Book. https://t.co/xFH69dUMvi

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Come discuss our current #JEAOneBook and investigative reporting at 11 a.m. in Harding, Mezzanine Level. “Investigate this: Takeaways from ‘Dopesick’.” #NHSJC

[Beth Macy @papergirlmacy]

@JEAOneBook I'm never happier than when I'm driving to an interview, plotting my questions, thinking about how it's going to go. And also driving back, with all these yummy nuggets in my notebook, thinking about how I'm going to show others what I've learned. Journalism is civic glue.

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Thank you, @papergirlmacy, for answering our questions and spending time with us tonight. “Dopesick” is a marvelous work of journalism! #JEAOneBook

[Beth Macy @papergirlmacy]

@JEAOneBook Here's the great thing about being a reporter: Every single day is different. You get paid to be curious. It's like getting a graduate degree in anything you're interested in.

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This! #JEAOneBook

[Beth Macy @papergirlmacy]

@JEAOneBook Don't rely solely on the Internet. There are no good stories in the newsroom (or on Twitter/Facebook feeds!). Drives me crazy when reporters won't pick up the phone or just go to a source in person.

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Advice for HS reporters who want to investigate. #JEAOneBook

[Beth Macy @papergirlmacy]

@JEAOneBook Pick something you personally care about. Talk to anyone you can find with an interest in it. Then talk to more people. Then call the initial people back after you find out more, and keep circling, circling on the material, until the real story begins to emerge.

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@papergirlmacy What advice do you have for HS journalists who want to tackle big investigative stories in their communities? #JEAOneBook

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“The best stories are worth waiting for.” #JEAOneBook

[Beth Macy @papergirlmacy]

@vkibler @nationalJEA @JEAOneBook @DorianKarchmar Favorite story ever: about @sita7290 -- raised by single mother (and her branch library!) who wasn't just first in family to go to college; she was first in neighborhood and she went to Harvard. I pieced at that story her entire HS career. The best stories are worth waiting for.

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@papergirlmacy on how many interviews she does...Wow! #JEAOneBook

[Beth Macy @papergirlmacy]

@stanti4733 @jacobhwasserman I circle back to people over and over. Time + truth (@RobertCaro). I go back to people who say no and tell them what I've learned. I go back to people I've already interviewed, sometimes 40-50 times if they're a main character. I talk face to face, via phone, text, FB, etc.

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Advice for young journalists on how to get sources to trust you. #JEAOneBook

[Beth Macy @papergirlmacy]

@SarahJNichols @stanti4733 @JEAOneBook @roanoketimes But who doesn't want to help a teen who's trying?! Be prepared, dress appropriately, do your homework. Be genuinely curious, always. Be humble. Kitchens are best! Sometimes, when a subject is really confusing, I'll ask, "Can you explain it to me again, like I'm a third grader?"

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#JEAOneBook Great advice!

[Beth Macy @papergirlmacy]

@JEAOneBook @vkibler @nationalJEA I choose subjects on this rubric: Whose story moves me the most, makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck, makes me cry, makes me see an abstraction with breathtaking clarity. THEN I do research to see if what I'm observing -- I always start at ground level -- matches.

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Great to have you here! #JEAOneBook

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@papergirlmacy @JEAOneBook We'd love to know how many drafts you work through before you finally decide to publish?

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@vkibler @papergirlmacy @nationalJEA Thanks for joining, Val. #JEAOneBook

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@jacobhwasserman @papergirlmacy Thanks for joining, Jason. #JEAOneBook

[Beth Macy @papergirlmacy]

1/ @jacobhwasserman wants to know how to build relationships and trust -- particularly key in stories involving trauma and addiction. Always lead with transparency -- be absolutely honest about what you're trying to do. Be a human first. #JEAOneBook

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This is a great way to use the book. What school are you from? #JEAOneBook

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@JEAOneBook @papergirlmacy @evelynalauer We are reading #Dopesick in our two digital journalism sections. We are discussing profiles and discussing how @papergirlmacy chose the people she profiles in the book.

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@stanti4733 @papergirlmacy @evelynalauer Great to have you here, Susan. We know you enjoyed this book. Make sure to use #JEAOneBook on your tweets.

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Welcome to tonight’s #JEAOneBook chat with #DopesickBook author, @papergirlmacy. If you’re here, chime in with questions. JEA’s PR chair, @evelynalauer, will be asking questions and hosting from the @JEAOneBook account.

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.@papergirlmacy We’d like to start with the amount of research vs. reporting you did for “Dopesick.” Also, how long did it take to report vs write? #JEAOneBook

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Make sure to use #JEAOneBook so we can all follow along with the Q & A.

[Beth Macy @papergirlmacy]

⁦@JEAOneBook⁩ educators and students, for the next hour please feel free to ask me anything about how I commit acts of journalism, especially craft questions about #DopesickBook thanks for reading!