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Journalism QuestionBy CarolynCHolland(8,925)  
This Blog Post has been read 4 times. Posted to ProBlogs.com on Monday, January 01, 2007 View other posts by CarolynCHolland Comments on this blog post: Comment by CarolynCHolland(8,925) Bruderhof Article Published Regina---and others--- The Fay-West section of the Greensburg Tribune-Review published an article I'd written on the Bruderhof on Rt. 40, outside of Uniontown, Pa., last Sunday. It was not found on the newspaper's website, but I plan on contacting the editor to see if I can get permission to post it on thsi blog. Regina, could you obtain a couple of copies for me and mail them to me? I live outside the sections' publication area now. Thanks. Carolyn Written by: Carolyn | 23/10/2006 12:08 pm Comment by CarolynCHolland(8,925) Being generally of Pennsylvania Dutch descent, I disagree with but respect the pacifist viewpoints of the Amish. I agree with gun ownership and carrying concealed weapons. Certainly (as a teacher and an adult)I'd deal with someone coming into my classroom and posing a threat. If I'd have been the teacher in the classroom I'd have shot the perp first, if possible, especially if he threatened to shoot the kids or me. I think the Trib was out of line. It is a sign of their arrogance. Barb Written by: Barb | 23/10/2006 6:17 pm Comment by CarolynCHolland(8,925) I'm familiar with both the Bruderhof and Amish communities and have written about both. I never had problems with photos. The Amish always let me take photos---but from the back side. It can be done creatively. Sometimes even writing about a tragedy can be considered intrusive. As journalists, we must write news stories. My sister, however, feels writing about any tragedy is intrusive and in bad taste. Don't worry about typos---we try to write accurately but unless we take what is sometimes too much time to communicate (and thereby become discouraged and quit)we are going to have typos. Yes, we are a writing blog. But content is part of writing. Carolyn Written by: Carolyn | 22/10/2006 3:01 pm Comment by CarolynCHolland(8,925) As a journalist,(for now) I am sensitive to other beliefs and customs. Although I do not know about many religious customs, I do know the Amish do not want pictures taken. In fact, even as a journalist, I ask before I take any photos of anyone. That is why I probably will not be a journalist for long. I entered into the journalism scene to gain writing experience not to exploit people. I hope that does not sound harsh. I am in agreement with you. Sincerely, Regina Written by: Regina | 19/10/2006 10:45 pm Comment by CarolynCHolland(8,925) Still catching up on newspapers, I read an article about a glass factory auction here in southwestern Pennsylvania. A nice sized b&w photo accompanied the article. Although the man may not have been Amish, he was dressed as the Amish do, including the typical straw hat and beard. His name was Amish. And his face was pictured. The same newspaper, staff reporters on both pictures. Is the media not subject to offer respect to others? Written by: Carolyn | 20/10/2006 7:59 pm Comment by CarolynCHolland(8,925) Amish Objection/Exploitation In going through the last of the newspapers that accumulated during my trip to New England and Cleveland, I found interesting letters to the editor. The first, written by someone from Scottdale, felt "it was in extrelely bad taste" for the paper to publish the Amish photos "in their time of deepest grief." The second objected to exploiting dramatization of the tragedy. In an article about the girl that asked to be shot first, statements like "where cold soil now covers the bodies of...," "shrouded in white and encased in wood" and "mourners helped shovel dirt on the caskets" were considered novel than a news story writing. Carolyn Written by: Carolyn | 20/10/2006 11:23 pm Comment by CarolynCHolland(8,925) Hello all, I wanted to share with all of you that I spent the day with the Bruderhoff community. They are a community similar to that of the Amish. In fact, they hosted a vigil fot the Amish families this evening within their own community. I spoke with them today about the issue of photos and asked how they felt about journalism and the picture that was taken so intrusively. They also agreed that it was an exploitation of a tragedy. We also spoke about my taking photos in their community and my journaling about their community. We came to a fair understanding. I did, as always ask before I shot any photos and the community members were not offended at all. I also asked if I could write about them, but also let them know I would be most sensitive and non-judgemental in my writing. This is a very difficult practice considering we all suffer from the human condition of being judgemental. To share a story with you, my brother in law was killed in a tragic accident in 1971 on a tractor. His wife young wife and small daugthers were in deep shock for quite sometime after. A neighbor who was a writer, wrote about the accident and it was submitted to the local paper. It was written in good taste. After grieving her husband's death, my sister in law was glad the article was written. My point is this: yes, to take photos of the Amish knowing it is against their belief is/was wrong and intrusive, but to write about the tragedy is/maybe an entirely different issue. Just thinkin... I am not saying I am right. I am merely thinking about other perspectives. Sincerely, Regina Written by: Regina | 21/10/2006 9:40 pm Sorry, I caught a few typos on that last email. Written by: Regina | 21/10/2006 10:52 pm Leave a Public Comment or Question: TO MATTIE AGELESS WRITERS Imaginative, Original, Pure, Profound Poems by Children Bookshelves of Conscience PERFECT OR FLAWED? PERFECT OR FLAWED? 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