Season 3

Ep. 

8

Charles Bethea on Journalism, Objectivity & The New Yorker

We talk with Charles Bethea about what stories he's working on, how his editors choose stories and how he remains objective throughout the reporting process.

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This season we've talked with journalists, thought leaders, and influencers who've visited Serenbe about how their lives - and the industries they report on - have changed in the wake of coronavirus.

Today's guest is Charles Bethea, a journalist and staff writer for The New Yorker who has been covering the pandemic, and whose latest articles feature the first weekend of protests in Atlanta and Georgia's primary election. We talk with Charles about what stories he's working on, how his editors choose stories and how he remains objective throughout the reporting process.

Mentioned In The Episode

A Coronavirus Turf War In Klickitat County, Washington

Fair Fight - The organization created by Stacey Abrams that works to ensure fair elections in Georgia

Outside Magazine

Sally Bethea - Charles’ mother is the founding director of Chattahoochee Riverkeeper

Shrinking Newspapers and the Costs of Environmental Reporting in Coal Country

Survivor: How Nancy Writebol beat Ebola - Profile by Charles for Atlanta Magazine

The Polar Explorer Colin O’Brady and the Problem with “Firsts”

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Charles Bethea is a Staff Writer at The New Yorker magazine. He has written more than two hundred stories for the magazine and its web site since 2008. He attended the Paideia School, then Brown University, and he currently resides in the Cabbagetown neighborhood, in downtown Atlanta. Find him on Twitter @CharlesBethea.

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