5 Pitfalls of Voluntourism
Charging travelers for volunteer opportunities abroad can be a lucrative revenue stream, but do these short-term assignments do more harm than good? So much of…
3 Steps for Equitable Editing in Storytelling
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…
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10 Tips for Equity in Interviewing
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…
Empathy Is Not the Endgame
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…
What You Thought Was Empathy Was Actually Sympathy
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…
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