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Ethical storytelling is not just about good stewardship in acquisition (interviewing)—often the biggest blunders occur behind the scenes: in the editorial process. Of all the…
Continue reading → 3 Steps for Equitable Editing in Storytelling
I’ve written a lot about the principles behind ethical storytelling, how empathy differs from sympathy in storytelling, why exploitative storytelling persists, and how the evolving…
In a follow-up to my foundational article “What You Thought Was Empathy Was Actually Sympathy,” I dispel some misconceptions about empathy and provide tactical pointers…
Empathy has come to have a bad rep lately. After enjoying years in the spotlight as the antidote to just about everything from prejudice to…
Continue reading → What You Thought Was Empathy Was Actually Sympathy
In the fall of 2019, I was speaking with a client about creating a process for vetting prospective tour operators around equity. Her organization has…
Continue reading → Evaluating Equity in Suppliers and Tour Operators