People often assume reporters have actual expertise in the stories they cover. Some actually do. Jim Galloway is a genuine expert on state government and politics. But I’ve learned to tread lightly when called to represent myself as an expert on pretty much anything. When Occupy Atlanta became a “thing,” I paid enough visits to [...]
Archive for October, 2011
24 Oct
Mic check
“Here. Let me clip this mic on you.” There’s no getting around it. One cannot gather news unless one records audio. Operating in a world that lacks boom-mic toting audio techs, the local TV news goon typically has two options: Hold the unwieldy, flag-draped stick microphone under the chin of your interview subject; or clip [...]
17 Oct
Vernon Jones walks into a bar….
It happened October 4, a Tuesday evening. Three political operative-types were seated with me at Manuel’s at a table in the non-smoking section. The former DeKalb CEO enters the room. Vernon Jones sees us and makes a beeline across the room toward our table. I have, shall we say, a peculiar history with Mr. Jones. [...]
11 Oct
The cynics
Viewers of WXIA have undoubtedly noticed the TV station’s devotion to the storyof a teenager named Isaac DelValle. He’s a Marist High School student with leukemia. He badly needs a bone marrow transplant but has been unable to find a suitable donor. The TV station raised money and set up a donor testing event. Hundreds [...]
3 Oct
Mr. Popular
To: Dough Richards From: LAF Re: “Best of,” my ass. Some of us have noticed that you’re named as Creative Loafing’s 2011 readers choice “Best Local TV, Magazine or Newspaper Reporter.” This automatically raises some questions about you, and I doubt you’re prepared to answer them. Why you? You’re a TV reporter who writes a [...]
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