Lessons in investigative journalism: Carol Marin at TEDxMidwest

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  • čas přidán 3. 03. 2014
  • This is probably one of the most intriguing speakers of this edition of TEDx Midwest. Carol Marin, a Veteran Investigative Journalist, taps into her audience's deeply rooted interest in bad guys and catastrophic events. She is completely captivating as she recounts thrilling tales of organized crime and political corruption in "The Windy City" as well as the fear and chaos of the day she spent rushing toward the falling Twin Towers in New York City.
    In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

Komentáře • 53

  • @regularsubb2037
    @regularsubb2037 Před 4 lety +83

    1. Be prepared for someone wanting to kill your source
    2. Be prepared for someone wanting to kill you
    3. Prepare to be unpopular
    4. Prepare to receive more credit than you deserve
    5. Be prepared for what you cannot prepare for
    ♥️♥️♥️

    • @Chiramisudo
      @Chiramisudo Před rokem +4

      6. Prepare to quit your job on principle.

  • @beep4050
    @beep4050 Před 3 lety +12

    The story with the firefighter and the way he acted is so powerful. It felt like I was there when she was briefly describing it and I wasn't even alive.

  • @heathermacneil2688
    @heathermacneil2688 Před 3 lety +8

    My dad was also working for press during 9/11. He was there to do a show when the tower happened to get hit. He was also running to get closer and had the crew all set up recording. A police officer ran up to him and said run! The building is coming down. And he was like ...what? Buildings don’t just collapse. They started running and just like her story they felt the ground rumbling and smelt and felt all the dust and debris. That man saved my dads life and we will forever be grateful. We don’t know who he is either.

  • @tosin2545
    @tosin2545 Před 2 lety +9

    I am an aspiring investigative journalist. This was really great to hear!!

    • @DJK-cq2uy
      @DJK-cq2uy Před 2 měsíci

      Wonderful...I was in suspense..😂😂

  • @MrDennis21jel
    @MrDennis21jel Před 8 lety +23

    That firefighter was a hero

  • @felixxia3604
    @felixxia3604 Před 2 lety +1

    what a captivating stories!!! shesshh, i was on the edge of my seat all the way through.

  • @kayliathequeen9612
    @kayliathequeen9612 Před 2 lety +1

    Wow this was powerful. Thank you!

  • @polina_hovlina
    @polina_hovlina Před 2 lety +3

    Thanks a lot for your stories! Investigative journalism is a truly exciting, if dangerous business. Indeed, death is always near, because you can die. But such journalists are also vital to society, because they often act together with the police. But society is also necessary for journalists, as in the story with the fireman. Thank you for sharing your experience.

  • @johnpoublon798
    @johnpoublon798 Před 6 měsíci

    That was just beautiful!

  • @dumplingsoup4914
    @dumplingsoup4914 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for sharing this.

  • @LoveJarlena
    @LoveJarlena Před rokem

    I love Carol Marin, I have special needs brother and he met her member of years go and Ron too they are so nice to my brother I shall always thank them for their kindness to him.

  • @ClaraBryant06
    @ClaraBryant06 Před rokem +1

    I’ve had the pleasure of knowing her in person, she is a lovely human being and I love her to death

  • @FiNe_SiTe
    @FiNe_SiTe Před 2 lety +2

    Investigative jpurnalism isn't for the faint of heart. It requires passion and courage.

  • @hannahwithah7556
    @hannahwithah7556 Před měsícem

    carol Marin is an amazing speaker and I hope to be like her when I grow up. It's evident that women are more than just diversity pieces stood by the threshold and despite knowing this consciously, It is so good to see a woman like her. I hope we meet one day

  • @1995yuda
    @1995yuda Před rokem

    This is absolutely incredible. The best "Ted Talk" I've ever seen, I'm literally stunned.

  • @lowveldmediatrust9503
    @lowveldmediatrust9503 Před 7 lety +6

    Powerful!

  • @Slooter77
    @Slooter77 Před 6 lety +3

    What a lovely story!!!!!

  • @Kas_Styles
    @Kas_Styles Před rokem

    Great talk. 💯💯💯

  • @anemone9081
    @anemone9081 Před rokem +1

    Freaking interesting!!!

  • @captainithano8456
    @captainithano8456 Před 6 lety +11

    She said "lesson #3" after lesson #3, rip

  • @NocturnalLibrarian
    @NocturnalLibrarian Před rokem +1

    Woah 🥇She is a champ

  • @c.k.motarszky1941
    @c.k.motarszky1941 Před rokem

    Using another Chicago's station tag line (WGN) "Carol Marin is without a doubt one of Chicago's very own."

  • @FabrizioScardovi
    @FabrizioScardovi Před 8 lety +6

    even breathing is a priviledge! can you spot the difference? NO LIKE

  • @hereswhatmyseeingeyedogsez7745

    "Prepare to receive more credit than you deserve": She's so right...because my dad confided to me that it was he, himself who uncovered the El Rukn & Moammar Gadhafi criminal connection while working for the Government. Although he received "credit" it was not "public information". In other words, the case was not "broken" by "investigative journalists"...some of whom may have tried to take credit.

  • @Mels925
    @Mels925 Před rokem

    17:05 that firefighter-that’s all. I thought of other things throughout this but no, now it all seems frivolous the points that I might have made or jokes I’d have tossed in.

  • @funkyandbold
    @funkyandbold Před 3 lety

    What do you do when you get scared when you think you may get hurt?

  • @jarrodyuki7081
    @jarrodyuki7081 Před rokem

    yes!!!!!!!

  • @APAndrew
    @APAndrew Před 10 lety +2

    Where's the sound?!

    • @APAndrew
      @APAndrew Před 10 lety +2

      Never mind. It's back.

  •  Před 3 lety +1

    9:42 what it takes to be a reporter

  •  Před 3 lety

    11:04 jobs

  • @dottydizzot5896
    @dottydizzot5896 Před rokem

    4:12 Jeff Fort

  • @MorpheusOne
    @MorpheusOne Před 3 lety

    She had two Lesson # 3's.

  • @brianl2594
    @brianl2594 Před 8 lety +2

    "I could see a fireball come out of the base of the building [WTC 2]"
    czcams.com/video/niJJHZ7cjvo/video.htmlm51s

  • @dstorm7752
    @dstorm7752 Před 6 lety +8

    There is no longer such a thing as journalism.

    • @CHANBIBBIN
      @CHANBIBBIN Před 5 lety +9

      What do you mean im quite curious

  • @LateButGreat
    @LateButGreat Před 7 lety

    So the ground shaked and she saw a fireball coming out from the base of the building BEFORE it falls... Can someone tell me how would it be caused by the plane fuel in that situation? She tried to cover but it smells!

    • @shortmotions
      @shortmotions Před 5 lety +4

      Oh it's a cover up? She's covering it up is she? That's why conspiracy theorists look ridiculous. Everyone is in on it. It is not impossible that her first hand experience is flawed. That what she thought she saw was not exactly what happened. Or maybe you're wrong. Outliers happen all the time. Maybe one of the engine's fuel burst upon impact (as seen in footage) and the other didn't and burst inside the elevator shaft as some have theorized. The fact is that we don't know. And you and everyone else in this comment section seem to just pretend everything is a cover-up, human's don't make mistakes and that anomalies don't exist.

  • @YasminYoruba
    @YasminYoruba Před 10 měsíci

    You have to be strong and stay true to the mission which is avoiding FAKE NEWS despite who it will upset.

  • @Maerra7
    @Maerra7 Před 7 lety +2

    >fireball out of the bottom of the building
    >jetfuel from 60 floors up
    wut

    • @MorpheusOne
      @MorpheusOne Před 3 lety

      She's not an engineer, a physicist or that buildings "Building Manager"; she fumbled quite a bit in this talk. She was obviously quite nervous; you may or may not have noticed that she had two Lesson # 3's.

  • @Ahoj4U
    @Ahoj4U Před 8 lety +7

    This woman comes across gushing with self-righteousness. If she had just stuck to the stories - which are interesting - instead of peppering the talk with how principled she is - it would have been a much more effective presentation. As it is, it's difficult to watch without wincing.

  • @dalethebelldiver7740
    @dalethebelldiver7740 Před 9 lety +2

    I didn't get squat out of this video. I think she's a good ole girl boy a get along so called reporter.

  • @alfredkingkamara9832
    @alfredkingkamara9832 Před rokem

    why do you study journalism.