April 12, 2004

Newsweek
“The truth is, you really get that by covering stories, not studying them, by imagining yourself in the place of the people you interview,” writes Anna Quindlen. NOTED: “Reporters are often asked about their obligation to readers, but perhaps the most important obligation is the one we owe the subjects of our stories, whose lives are limned by our words, for better or for worse.”

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