Comments on: Joel Achenbach and the storytellers’ union http://www.niemanstoryboard.org/2009/10/30/joel-achenbach-and-the-storytellers-union/ Breaking down story in every medium. A project of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:36:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Andrea Pitzer http://www.niemanstoryboard.org/2009/10/30/joel-achenbach-and-the-storytellers-union/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Andrea Pitzer Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:58:42 +0000 http://niemanstoryboard.us/?p=828#comment-266 Taylor, I agree that it's important to stress the ways in which Moth events are different than journalism. Thau admits openly that they don't use any fact-checking process, which by itself is enough to put their events in a separate camp. I still think that hearing about the Moth's approach to storytelling is useful for narrative journalists, especially her point about the need to find out what story you really want to tell and stay focused on that. Taylor, I agree that it’s important to stress the ways in which Moth events are different than journalism. Thau admits openly that they don’t use any fact-checking process, which by itself is enough to put their events in a separate camp.

I still think that hearing about the Moth’s approach to storytelling is useful for narrative journalists, especially her point about the need to find out what story you really want to tell and stay focused on that.

]]> By: Taylor Burch http://www.niemanstoryboard.org/2009/10/30/joel-achenbach-and-the-storytellers-union/comment-page-1/#comment-258 Taylor Burch Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:15:05 +0000 http://niemanstoryboard.us/?p=828#comment-258 There's an enormous difference between narrative journalism and what the Moth is doing. With the Moth there is no fact-checking and recently a lot of questions have been raised about the "truth" of these so-called true stories. The storytellers are heavily coached and rehearsed, It's a kind of faux intimacy and reality that people are being fooled by. There’s an enormous difference between narrative journalism and what the Moth is doing. With the Moth there is no fact-checking and recently a lot of questions have been raised about the “truth” of these so-called true stories. The storytellers are heavily coached and rehearsed, It’s a kind of faux intimacy and reality that people are being fooled by.

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