Dave Askins: The Ann Arbor Chronicle — An Origin Story
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The document discusses The Ann Arbor Chronicle, a journalism organization that prioritizes detailed description over analysis and explanation in its reporting. It notes that while readers may not want extensive description now, it could be useful later as more context for events. The Chronicle aims to provide reporting that gives primacy to rich, on-the-ground descriptions rather than interpretations or opinions.
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Dave Askins: The Ann Arbor Chronicle — An Origin Story
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- 12. Description The boy fell off the teeter totter.
- 13. analysis As in other cases, the boy’s fall from the teeter totter was due to a lack of a handle.
- 14. explanation Teeter totter makers omit handles in order to endanger kids. (Plus ... gravity.)
- 16. Teeter Talk: Journalism that gives primacy to description.
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- 18. It’s crucial to be there. It’s like being there. But you don’t want to be there.
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- 20. the ann arbor chronicle AnnArborChronicle.com More description than you want now ... ... because you might need it later.