At Indigenous Sacred Sites, Seeing Things I’m Not Supposed to See
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Western journalism tends to value transparency as a public good. But as an Indigenous reporter, I face a unique set of challenges: Include too-specific cultural details, and I risk endangering my community.
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How Do I Cover Sacred Sites as an Indigenous Journalist?
Western journalism values transparency as a public good. But for Indigenous reporters, including too-specific cultural details can harm Native communities.ProPublica
Zhi Zhu 🕸️
in reply to ProPublica • • •"My #editors ask what the features are used for. A variety of purposes, I say, thinking carefully — hunting, storage, cooking. I’m leaving information out...
Write one too-specific #article, & #tribal historic preservation officers might find themselves fighting off #NewAge gatherings of non-Natives appropriating #Indigenous #worship. Or worse: Western scientists destroying ancestral remains for anthropological “research.”"
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How Do I Cover Sacred Sites as an Indigenous Journalist?
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