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Category: Empathy

Posted on March 10, 2021March 9, 2021

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…

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Posted on December 14, 2020December 12, 2020

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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Posted on December 12, 2020December 12, 2020

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…

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Posted on October 16, 2020October 19, 2020

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…

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Posted on October 13, 2020October 19, 2020

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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