Grounded Storytelling and Newspaper Reporting

A conversation between Duke professor Javier Wallace and reporter Andrew Carter of The News & Observer exploring why news matters. More than a source of politics and scandal, newspapers have long provided connections between readers and their communities. Carter has covered sports at all levels in every corner of the state and has also reported some of the most compelling stories of the aftermath of hurricanes Florence and Helene. He spends time in the communities he covers, capturing the rhythms and flows of speech and silence, waking and working, celebrating and grieving. In conversation with Andrew Carter is Professor Javier Wallace. Professor Wallace, a former college athlete who now leads research projects on the history of race and sports at Duke, is also a gifted storyteller who believes in the power of community.