Matt Livingston interview with NPR’s Doug Fabrizio
Host of KUER RadioWest on FM 90.1
In Studio Tuesday 27 October 2009
ML: How did you get into journalism?
DF: I studied theater in college, you see I was going to be an actor! My scholarship to the U of U was in theater, that’s what I was going to do! I chickened out! When you’re young, and you’re concentrated on a career with an unclear future, you think: how long will it take to be discovered? The same question applies to writers, singers, etc. So I switched to something more practical. I don’t know how much more practical radio is . . . I just started volunteering at KUED, and loved listening to NPR. But I had intended on studying theater.
ML: I think a lot of college students would agree with your statement on uncertainty. Anything further?
DF: You have to take a leap of faith. I follow what Joseph Campbell said, “follow your bliss.” You’ll always have to make compromises, but do what you love. Follow your bliss.
ML: Do you get personal satisfaction from your work?
DF: Everyone gets burned out from time to time, but I do love it. If I didn’t I would quit. There’s always something different, every day I’m on deadline, it’s scary! I love it.
ML: How would you define good journalism?
DF: First, you need to have a powerful sense of integrity. Be aware of what influences you and acknowledge it. Objectivity is important, I agree that none of us can be totally objective—we are all influenced by everything: faith, friends, family—not to say that we shouldn’t aspire to it! That to me is really critical, know what influences you and be willing to resist them. If my sons play lacrosse, can I still do a show about it? If my daughter goes to Africa, can I still showcase volunteer work there? Always ask yourself two questions: 1) Can I resist? And 2) What am I gonna gain?
Second is the power of observation. Be aware of what goes on in culture, place; when you leave a place, what did you notice? If you can be observant, you will bring things to life.
Third you need to be a good storyteller. There is always a story. You need to develop the ability to tell a story.
ML: Where do you place your profession in this definition?
DF: Not different from any conventional journalism. The show has the same intent as when I was a field reporter.
ML: Is it different being in a studio and working with just people than out and about?
DF: If I do it right, it’s not that different. It’s when we lose the big picture and focus too much on an individual that we might get into trouble.
ML: So, in some ways is a person like a place that you can observe, define, etc?
DF: Oh yes people can be characters, places can be too, especially in the West.
ML: How do you feel about movements in citizen journalism?
DF: Skeptical. If it has fat-checking, and balance, then its good. Often I find ‘citizen journalism’ is only opinion. It is good that people want to report, but if it doesn’t have the basics, frankly I don’t give a damn!
ML: Do you see good journalism in today’s media?
DF: Mostly I see deviation. Journalists feel a need to be a part of their story—express opinions on Facebook, Twitter, etc. The news cycle is 24/7, and there is lots of temptation. All the aggregation like Huffington—I see a trend the other way. But there are some really good reporters out there. Honestly I worry more about the economic model.
ML: Are you worried in a personal way?
DF: Not right now—public radio audiences are growing, our audience is bigger than ever. Here’s what I think: in the end, quality journalism will win out.
ML: I love your questions. What is the power of a question in journalism?
DF: First be genuinely curious! Be naturally inquisitive and honestly inquisitive—find a way to be honestly curious in the subject. You see a nice sports car: why does it go so fast? It’s shiny yes, but how do you shine it?
You also need to be interested in the process of things. I believe people want to know that kind of stuff. The minutia, you will find it if you’re observant.
ML: Finally now, your favorite show of all time?
DF: We’ve had some good ones. They had nothing to do with me. Jean Jacobsen, a World War II vet who wrote about the Baton Death March. The book wasn’t the greatest, and he’s dead now, but he was so human, so real, just an ordinary guy, and he just connected. He was so human, so authentic, I just loved the guy.
30 October 2009
29 October 2009
NPRs Doug FABrizio
I turned the tables on world-class radio interviewer Doug Fabrizio Tuesday. The inquisitive questioner, and host of Utah's RadioWest for the past several years, became my thoughtful responder for our brief interview. The two things I found most interesting were his thoughts on question-asking and his love for journalism.
Doug shared two tips to good question-asking in the journalism profession. First, be genuinely curious about the world around you. Don't settle for definitions and labels, seek deeper to find out how and why.
This brings up his second point, to be interested in and determined to show people the process of things: show the world how things work. Why are cars fast, why do doors open; Doug believes that people are interested in the process.
His love for journalism is evident in how he defines the field, the joy it brings him and what he defines as his best moment on the air. Doug believes that good journalism is based on integrity, it is not self-serving, and it is the art of great story-telling. 'Everything deserves a story,' Doug says.
He finds great joy and personal fulfillment from the work he does, otherwise he wouldn't do it. To others pursuing careers in the arts and life sciences, Doug pushes doing what you love regardless of the odds. The moments you have in doing what you love are priceless, he says.
His best show ever came not from interviewing a Pulitzer writer, nor a Grammy actor, but a war veteran who loved to serve. 'I just loved the guy,' says Doug. The show repeats every Veteran's day.
Doug shared two tips to good question-asking in the journalism profession. First, be genuinely curious about the world around you. Don't settle for definitions and labels, seek deeper to find out how and why.
This brings up his second point, to be interested in and determined to show people the process of things: show the world how things work. Why are cars fast, why do doors open; Doug believes that people are interested in the process.
His love for journalism is evident in how he defines the field, the joy it brings him and what he defines as his best moment on the air. Doug believes that good journalism is based on integrity, it is not self-serving, and it is the art of great story-telling. 'Everything deserves a story,' Doug says.
He finds great joy and personal fulfillment from the work he does, otherwise he wouldn't do it. To others pursuing careers in the arts and life sciences, Doug pushes doing what you love regardless of the odds. The moments you have in doing what you love are priceless, he says.
His best show ever came not from interviewing a Pulitzer writer, nor a Grammy actor, but a war veteran who loved to serve. 'I just loved the guy,' says Doug. The show repeats every Veteran's day.
17 October 2009
Mark 6, Prayer and Kolob
http://scriptures.lds.org/en/mark/7
Sum= loaves and afew liddelfishdishes, glive glee glem glue gleet gloat glut glum aglossles. Sum= ofew stoney-corazoney seenosum feefofum yew arr nearr clestrral wharr larr cum frrum; preparrations of an unusual victual ritual now send the starrs upon the seasharr.
Faith haileth strait over the see He gait a wraith pon the waives to saive because He can hairl praiyrs. But stony-bones scresus the Jewsus and Jesus wesus passing besus succoresus assonnashhehearsus 'itisI.' isitI?
Petrach bedrach n petros stumblestones can yousee they bothseenk but Peter tha liter drieup sies and siesup skies if youwill oneleye beleeeeve!
Heseesus allus and willsalveus saveus alwus. Loavesand fishesand prayersand sunsand Hemadethem canchangethem canchangeus wechangethem.
Sum= loaves and afew liddelfishdishes, glive glee glem glue gleet gloat glut glum aglossles. Sum= ofew stoney-corazoney seenosum feefofum yew arr nearr clestrral wharr larr cum frrum; preparrations of an unusual victual ritual now send the starrs upon the seasharr.
Faith haileth strait over the see He gait a wraith pon the waives to saive because He can hairl praiyrs. But stony-bones scresus the Jewsus and Jesus wesus passing besus succoresus assonnashhehearsus 'itisI.' isitI?
Petrach bedrach n petros stumblestones can yousee they bothseenk but Peter tha liter drieup sies and siesup skies if youwill oneleye beleeeeve!
Heseesus allus and willsalveus saveus alwus. Loavesand fishesand prayersand sunsand Hemadethem canchangethem canchangeus wechangethem.
11 October 2009
TRUTH
The way things are, the way things were how thingswillbe I want to see thesthings to know seership. A sailboat and that for the soul of someone, a greater gift we cannot knowabout, were it to God that all journeylists might be seers? Aseer can knowabout the pastthings to bringabout good choosingness for citysins, seerverus snape the sorcyror has a stoneto.
If I wanto be a seeurim the apathway follojews kingship Lordy, the attaboyutes are listed in petros to knot be bearin untruthful.
But the journeylist want truthiness lye a littlecheat and digga pit a pit a pity truth it isnot whatyewsow you arenot a seer.
If I wanto be a seeurim the apathway follojews kingship Lordy, the attaboyutes are listed in petros to knot be bearin untruthful.
But the journeylist want truthiness lye a littlecheat and digga pit a pit a pity truth it isnot whatyewsow you arenot a seer.
04 October 2009
happy book
is there a recipe for HAPPINESS? an equation a reaction an ontological epiphany a written diagnosis a map or a crystal ball that leads us to a BLISSFUL life? in previous lives he has shied from the pursuit because admitting that he wants to be HAPPY means 1 that he looks for a character beyond what hes gotten on his own and 2 he will therefore need to receive it from some else. but he, finding now that HAPPINESS is what he wants, knows it cannot come from any of the aformentioned THINGS because they are >less than he, then what shall we say is greater and whereto shall he seek?
he's heard mentions that belief is happiness, that FAITH swells up inside and buds and blossoms and sprouteth and beginneth to grow and now is not your faith perfect? if i can see i will believe, that is contrary to the NATURE of faith: if faith hath power to change the state of him, it cannot come from without, from exo-, it MUST come from WITHIN re-pen-tance gr: change of 'breath' first the inner vessel then the outer their hearts are changed through FAITH on HIS NAME. ANOTHER TESTAMENT OF JESUS CHRIST.
and in him what then shall be the end-all of it all, for what purpose, for the homo sapiens is unique in its contemplating DEATH, its celebrating of LIFE above all other creatures under heaven, what is his seeking HAPPINESS were it not for HOPE? and if he with faith wait for the prize will he not with patience HOPE for it? o god wilt thou grant me a place at thy right hand, which HOPE cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men which would keep them sure and steadfast THE BOOK OF MORMON.
shall this then save him have we not walls in FAITH and a LIGHT in hope, but what is that sound when i clink on this crucible it still sounds empty on the inside where is this HAPPINESS i made place for you not sounding brass not tinkling cymbal! LOVE as he loved and have LOVE one to another, this one gift ONE greater than he could offer and he requires it back of us, jesus gave his will 'send me' and 'not my will but thine be done'; he gave his soul an offering for sin he gave his heart and blood and water came out HE LOVES and we must, i don't want to i don't have time i have to go too much to do fine then you won't survive anyway, and he must, I I MUST FATHER, I WILL: THE BOOK OF MORMON: ANOTHER TESTAMENT OF JESUS CHRIST.
atonement 39 times and it came to pass and it came to pass and it came to pass and thus we see and thus we see and thus we see
stick of joseph voices form the dust treasure hunter a pearl of great price a seed in his field three measures of leaven the kingdom of heaven
the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, and i will declare the truth unto you by the voice of three witnesses
the one thing on earth that makes in me faith, hope, and charity and makes me HAPPY. 0530 arise eat broccoli workout 0630 shower eat more 0700 THE BOOK OF MORMON time to have my first feast of the day.
http://tinyurl.com/bulldogtalk
he's heard mentions that belief is happiness, that FAITH swells up inside and buds and blossoms and sprouteth and beginneth to grow and now is not your faith perfect? if i can see i will believe, that is contrary to the NATURE of faith: if faith hath power to change the state of him, it cannot come from without, from exo-, it MUST come from WITHIN re-pen-tance gr: change of 'breath' first the inner vessel then the outer their hearts are changed through FAITH on HIS NAME. ANOTHER TESTAMENT OF JESUS CHRIST.
and in him what then shall be the end-all of it all, for what purpose, for the homo sapiens is unique in its contemplating DEATH, its celebrating of LIFE above all other creatures under heaven, what is his seeking HAPPINESS were it not for HOPE? and if he with faith wait for the prize will he not with patience HOPE for it? o god wilt thou grant me a place at thy right hand, which HOPE cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men which would keep them sure and steadfast THE BOOK OF MORMON.
shall this then save him have we not walls in FAITH and a LIGHT in hope, but what is that sound when i clink on this crucible it still sounds empty on the inside where is this HAPPINESS i made place for you not sounding brass not tinkling cymbal! LOVE as he loved and have LOVE one to another, this one gift ONE greater than he could offer and he requires it back of us, jesus gave his will 'send me' and 'not my will but thine be done'; he gave his soul an offering for sin he gave his heart and blood and water came out HE LOVES and we must, i don't want to i don't have time i have to go too much to do fine then you won't survive anyway, and he must, I I MUST FATHER, I WILL: THE BOOK OF MORMON: ANOTHER TESTAMENT OF JESUS CHRIST.
atonement 39 times and it came to pass and it came to pass and it came to pass and thus we see and thus we see and thus we see
stick of joseph voices form the dust treasure hunter a pearl of great price a seed in his field three measures of leaven the kingdom of heaven
the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, and i will declare the truth unto you by the voice of three witnesses
the one thing on earth that makes in me faith, hope, and charity and makes me HAPPY. 0530 arise eat broccoli workout 0630 shower eat more 0700 THE BOOK OF MORMON time to have my first feast of the day.
http://tinyurl.com/bulldogtalk
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