Sex, death, and privacy: Reporting in the first person
- Time:
- Saturday, October 10th, 4:45 pm to 6:00 pm
- Location:
- Hyatt Regency Cambridge, William Dawes room
- Speaker(s):
- Elie DolginNews editor, Stat
- Melinda Wenner MoyerParenting columnist, Slate.com; freelance journalist
- Wen StephensonIndependent journalist, climate activist, and author, What We’re Fighting for Now Is Each Other: Dispatches from the Front Lines of Climate Justice
- Moderator(s):
- Megan ScudellariFreelance journalist
- Organizer(s):
- Megan ScudellariFreelance journalist
Forget Fifty Shades of Grey. The most intimate way to write is not erotica but first person. Writing in the first person — the bedrock of memoir and a staple of fiction — has become more and more popular in the mainstream media. Join us to hear top journalists and authors discuss the climaxes and let-downs of reporting and writing about science in the first person. You’ll hear stories of how reporters grappled with the loss of a parent, a climate showdown in the newsroom, and the privacy of their children. We’ll also share tips on weaving personal accounts with science and discuss when it is appropriate to do so.
