The Citizen Journalist

A program of Hollyhock Centre, sponsored by Hollyhock Leadership

Discover the basic principles of accuracy and ethics as well as the brick and mortar aspect of creating compelling, newsworthy writing. 

Examine the difference between blogging and reporting, and between opinion and objective reporting.

Learn about public service reporting, literary journalism and personal responsibility in reporting.

Explore questions of the future of journalism and its role in a democracy, and what makes a story solid, and what makes a story great.

Linda will act as your editor for the day and send you out on a reporting assignment.  You will come back to the makeshift newsroom and write your story under deadline.  Discover who you want to write for and how can you develop and broaden your audience.  You will create a personal mission statement to drive your reporting and leave knowing how to interview and how to approach subjects and situations.

For all levels of writers; no experience necessary.

Linda Solomon has written for The International Herald Tribune and the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications.
In a thirty year career, Linda has given voice to hundreds of people, from Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai in Kenya to spiritual teachers like Thich Naht Hanh to street people on Vancouver’s downtown eastside.  Linda has won awards for both public service and investigative reporting from United Press International and has been nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.  www.thevancouverobserver.com