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And, you know, everyone has a very short attention span and we can't stay on stories, whether they're mass shootings or whatever have you. But to me, this was a crisis was an understatement. This was a absolute disaster. And I just realized from that first trip in Flint that I was going to have to dedicate more than one story to it.

And as I kept going back, it wasn't really to me anymore about journalism. It became this might be my defining thing in life. You know, not that I could bring justice for a community, but at least. making sure this wasn't forgotten. You know, I did not feel and I don't feel it should be normalized when Americans are poisoned by their government in this instance.

And as I kept going back, it wasn't really to me anymore about journalism. It became this might be my defining thing in life. You know, not that I could bring justice for a community, but at least. making sure this wasn't forgotten. You know, I did not feel and I don't feel it should be normalized when Americans are poisoned by their government in this instance.

And as I kept going back, it wasn't really to me anymore about journalism. It became this might be my defining thing in life. You know, not that I could bring justice for a community, but at least. making sure this wasn't forgotten. You know, I did not feel and I don't feel it should be normalized when Americans are poisoned by their government in this instance.

So for me, that was kind of the turning point where it's like you have two forks in the road. One is you stay, you keep going on the route of the news grind and doing different stories every day and going after what clicks and what's trending or staying on something that

So for me, that was kind of the turning point where it's like you have two forks in the road. One is you stay, you keep going on the route of the news grind and doing different stories every day and going after what clicks and what's trending or staying on something that

So for me, that was kind of the turning point where it's like you have two forks in the road. One is you stay, you keep going on the route of the news grind and doing different stories every day and going after what clicks and what's trending or staying on something that

is not only a news story, it's a crime against humanity, even if it won't necessarily, you know, you're not going to win awards, you're not going to grow your Twitter followers, you might lose money. But this right here is a deeper pursuit. So I chose to stay on the stories like Flint that were definitely abandoned by mainstream media, the government.

is not only a news story, it's a crime against humanity, even if it won't necessarily, you know, you're not going to win awards, you're not going to grow your Twitter followers, you might lose money. But this right here is a deeper pursuit. So I chose to stay on the stories like Flint that were definitely abandoned by mainstream media, the government.

is not only a news story, it's a crime against humanity, even if it won't necessarily, you know, you're not going to win awards, you're not going to grow your Twitter followers, you might lose money. But this right here is a deeper pursuit. So I chose to stay on the stories like Flint that were definitely abandoned by mainstream media, the government.

And, you know, I think I live happier and healthier as a result.

And, you know, I think I live happier and healthier as a result.

And, you know, I think I live happier and healthier as a result.

Yeah, I think my first trip there, it's kind of overwhelming in a way. You know, at first you go into these situations, kind of really wanted to cover the, you know, the human element. You know, kids with rashes all over their body from the toxic water or people losing their hair. Just driving around the neighborhood the first few days, you see porches everywhere.

Yeah, I think my first trip there, it's kind of overwhelming in a way. You know, at first you go into these situations, kind of really wanted to cover the, you know, the human element. You know, kids with rashes all over their body from the toxic water or people losing their hair. Just driving around the neighborhood the first few days, you see porches everywhere.

Yeah, I think my first trip there, it's kind of overwhelming in a way. You know, at first you go into these situations, kind of really wanted to cover the, you know, the human element. You know, kids with rashes all over their body from the toxic water or people losing their hair. Just driving around the neighborhood the first few days, you see porches everywhere.

I mean, cases of bottled water stacked to the top. So my goal was to show the human element. I had no idea there was this decades-long corruption scandal that led to this. But as much as the residents appreciated me interviewing them and trying to get the personal end, I mean, I couldn't they wouldn't stop talking in a good way. You need to you need to look into this politician.

I mean, cases of bottled water stacked to the top. So my goal was to show the human element. I had no idea there was this decades-long corruption scandal that led to this. But as much as the residents appreciated me interviewing them and trying to get the personal end, I mean, I couldn't they wouldn't stop talking in a good way. You need to you need to look into this politician.

I mean, cases of bottled water stacked to the top. So my goal was to show the human element. I had no idea there was this decades-long corruption scandal that led to this. But as much as the residents appreciated me interviewing them and trying to get the personal end, I mean, I couldn't they wouldn't stop talking in a good way. You need to you need to look into this politician.

You need to look into this bank. You need to look into, you know, it was just dumping stuff on my lap. And, you know, I had some investigative reporting experience, but I had never really. I never really looked into anything that involved privatization schemes, Wall Street banks involved, multiple levels of government from the federal government to the state level, to the city, to the county.