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Nov 6, 2024
"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." --Winston Churchill
Conversation with Paul Van Slambrouck: Reflections on Journalism
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Paul Van Slambrouck grew up with a love of newspapers and its high calling: "You only know the truth that you can come to at a particular moment. It’s not always an ultimate truth, but the pursuit of the truth is a pretty pure thing. Most reporters I’ve met are independent thinkers. They’re after the truth. I tell students that as a journalist you’re an advocate, too, but it’s for the truth. It’s something rare, freedom of the press." Paul had retired from the Christian Science Monitor and was teaching journalism at Principia College when this interview took place a decade ago. What follows is an intriguing conversation on the personal power of journalism, insights on humility from a disarming encounter with Nelson Mandela, a newsroom lens on historical moments across history, and more.
BE THE CHANGE
There's no shortage of competing versions of the truth. Take a break from the confusion and step away from the Internet. Go for a walk. Take some time just being in the unmediated space around you. Remember to breathe.
