Abstraction and interviews
The first article I decided to read was the ladder of abstraction by Roy Peter Clark. The reason I chose to read this piece was because the title was intriguing to me. I wasn’t sure what the “ladder of abstraction” meant, but it turns out, I was able to learn a lot on how I want to connect the ideas I want to communicate while staying in tune with reporting as a journalist. My story about how gardening is beneficial for both our physical and mental health, especially through horticultural therapy and therapeutic gardening, and it’s presence in the Duluth gardening community involves a good amount of research and talking to the right person.
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The other article that I decided to reflect on was the seven steps of interviewing by Isabel Wilkerson. I’m glad that I chose to read this article because as an introvert and someone that has a difficult time communicating to even my closest friends, I was able to really learn how to connect with someone new and getting to know them. The seven steps of interviewing can be used in real life relationships as well. This article is going to help me finish my article because I’ll have to earn my interviewees trust even more as I have to do my interviews over the phone.
