Arc of Crisis: Bringing Context to Journalism

Summary

To William Drummond, a veteran reporter and a professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and subsequent war in Afghanistan exposed a weakness in the way news media had been presenting the world to the American public. Drummond had served as a correspondent for the Los Angeles Times in New Delhi and Jerusalem in the seventies and visited Afghanistan on many occasions. Now he felt the public was seeing more, but understanding it less. He decided to change this by teaching a course that would train a new breed of techno savvy journalists to bring more context and meaning in reporting. He titled the course “The Arc of Crisis: from Kabul to Jerusalem.” Over a decade later, this early foray into digital storytelling still resonates. The Soundprint documentary series features the best work of top radio producers. The award winning documentaries are renowned for drawing the listener into the story with compelling interviews, authentic voices and rich sound. From memoirs to science, health and popular culture, Soundprint creates a powerful experience the listener will not soon forget. Here are some related documentaries: 24 Hours on the Edge of Ground Zero Produced by: SoundprintDefending The Future Produced by: Steve Roberts, Sesh Kannan and Carol BeachLegacies Produced by: SoundprintWe Were on Duty Produced by: Richard PaulSoundprint Executive Producer: Moira RankinTechnical Director: Anna Maria de FreitasAudio Engineer: Alexandra GardnerAssociate Producer: Sesh KannanProduction Assistant: Katie Gott

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