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Thanks to this letter writer, and thanks to Cary for speaking from (my) heart.
"The arguments seem secondary to the tribal struggle." -- So much of journalism is, then, sensationalist babbling about irrelevant conflicts. So write about the tribal roots of the struggle. Listen to what people are really saying. Find out where Nazis and serial killers and people you can't stand are coming from. It's the next frontier of reporting.
Look into psychohistory, the study of historical motivation, and apply it to current events.
Finally, civility. If you are the kind of person who hates to be rude, you may just be the kind of person who can learn to ask difficult questions well, through empathy.
Thanks for putting a word in about being useful to others. As long as you are motivated by usefulness, you can have any conversation with anyone. It's what journalism should be about. Stick with it, Cary and LW.
-- J-School Misfit, Class of '92
