To further our mission to talk about process and quality in journalism, each guest curator has highlighted what they see as the “don’t want to miss” pieces posted to Grady Newsource during a semester, along with some constructive reflection about the journalism.
About This Month’s Guest Curator
Tia Mitchell is Washington bureau chief for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, covering national politics for a Georgia audience. She also shares her political expertise on many national and international news outlets. Tia is a co-host of the AJC’s “Politically Georgia” podcast. Tia is active with the National Association of Black Journalists, where she served as programming co-chair for national conventions 2022-2025 and is the immediate past chair of the NABJ Political Task Force. She is also active in her local NABJ chapter, the Washington Association of Black Journalists, vice president of the Washington Press Club Foundation Board of Directors and a member of the Gridiron Club, Washington’s oldest and most prestigious journalism organization.
A descriptive lead really invites readers in, and the article is full of statistics and insight into the issue of shelter overcrowding and euthanasia. Overall, I felt like this was a good article that provided readers information they didn’t already know and would likely lead more readers to consider dog adoption. I would have liked a bit more background about why transporting dogs (to where? To whom?) addresses shelter overcrowding.
I get the sense the author of this article spent time in the gym with her subjects. It shows in the writing, which provides great color to the topic. That makes me wonder why there aren’t more interesting pictures to accompany the article. I also wanted to hear from more women who frequent the gym.
News articles that teach us something while keeping our interest are not as easy as they look. I appreciated this report on Athens-Clarke crime statistics for this reason. I would have liked to hear from law enforcement to see if they had the same rosy outlook as the mayor. But this article provides great numbers.
You had me at the headline. The lead was just as intriguing. And the rest of the article delivers. I also liked how this article wasn’t just about cast iron restoration but the larger issue of sustainability. Really well done.
The river running through it is what helps make Athens special, so I was instantly draw to this report about efforts to improve the health of the Middle Oconee. I learned a lot in the process, which is the making of a great piece. The first few paragraphs could pull readers in more if the sentences weren’t weighed down by the names of people, foundations and programs. I realize this report is based on a speech, but I think the article could have been stronger if it was written more like a report on river conservation with the speech simply used as source material.
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