{"id":573890505,"date":"2018-01-25T21:56:07","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T03:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/?p=573890505"},"modified":"2018-01-30T13:41:39","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T19:41:39","slug":"sometimes-you-dress-up-for-news-i-guess","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/wordpress\/blog\/2018\/01\/25\/sometimes-you-dress-up-for-news-i-guess\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes you dress up for news, I guess"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You can take a tie off with one hand. It is an art and has, and demands, a certain flourish. And if you do this in front of a cat, she&#8217;s going to want to play with it. It is a cat&#8217;s way: chase the moving silk thing the hooman puts on some days. And if she plays with it, that&#8217;s fine, until she produces her claws. And then you have to do something else. So I dressed her.<\/p>\n<p>We have the best dressed cat in town, I&#8217;m sure. <\/p>\n<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kennysmith.org\/photo\/jan18\/jan46.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p>This afternoon I was joined on the show by a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist. We talked about some of his students work, which is impressive. You can hear about it right here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/dt7f9-852c40?from=site&#038;vjs=1&#038;skin=1&#038;fonts=Helvetica&#038;auto=0&#038;download=0\" height=\"600\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can also find other episodes of <a href=\"https:\/\/beststory.podbean.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Best Story I&#8217;ve Heard Today<\/a> on its new host site, Podbean. All of the current run have been transferred there and now I have to see about getting this thing syndicated in a few different places. After that: advertising. (Maybe?)<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve talked, on that show, a few times about the Larry Nassar trial. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/2018\/01\/23\/larry-nassar-sometimes-confident-sometimes-arrogant-sometimes-nervous-during-only-interview-sex-abus\/1054686001\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Here&#8217;s a story worth reading<\/a>, it offers its own masterclass on interviews in reporting:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I saw the confident Larry Nassar, buoyed by a reputation as a caring miracle-worker. I saw the charismatic doctor, a man with a legion of adoring supporters. I saw the smooth Nassar, a master manipulater (sic) who had convinced police and university officials that earlier complaints were misunderstandings \u2014 and went on molesting young girls.<\/p>\n<p>At times in the about 30 minutes we were together, he came off almost arrogant. That was particularly true as he tried to convince me the &#8220;misunderstanding&#8221; was the result of the women&#8217;s ignorance of his sophisticated medical work. His demeanor didn&#8217;t come as a surprise. Nassar was revered in gymnastics and highly regarded internationally as a sports medicine physician.<\/p>\n<p>But at other times, I picked up a different vibe. When we first met, Nassar essentially pleaded that we not write a story. He even indicated he could provide dirt on USA Gymnastics officials. As we talked, particularly when he wasn&#8217;t directing the conversation, Nassar came off as much more socially awkward. Faced with a question, he would stammer. His eyes fluttered. They\u2019re the kind of nonverbal cues I look for during contentious interviews.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This young woman is pretty incredible: <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Judge Aquilina to Rachael Denhollander: &quot;You started the tidal wave. You made all of this happen. You made all of these voices matter. Your sister survivors and I thank you. You are the bravest person I have ever had in my courtroom.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KWY1pm3GPO\">https:\/\/t.co\/KWY1pm3GPO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/beMPHpCxup\">pic.twitter.com\/beMPHpCxup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/956194430180122627?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And, as the Indy Star reported, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indystar.com\/story\/news\/2017\/12\/07\/larry-nassars-downfall-started-email-indystar\/922774001\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it started with an email<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Some more tweets:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A bit of justice was handed out in Michigan. Journalism, sensitive reporting from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/indystar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@indystar<\/a>, helped get us there. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q6kOg55ujK\">https:\/\/t.co\/Q6kOg55ujK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kennysmith\/status\/956304175696171013?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Journalism did that. Reporters helped end this. <\/p>\n<p>Buy a paper. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YdEwl1v3dr\">https:\/\/t.co\/YdEwl1v3dr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kennysmith\/status\/956304777322926080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And some good news from Las Vegas:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">She&#39;s going home. Going home with her husband and two kids. Going home. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7Xsjfnbs3F\">https:\/\/t.co\/7Xsjfnbs3F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kenny Smith (@kennysmith) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kennysmith\/status\/956363409951424512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>More on <a TARGET=\"Blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/kennysmith\">Twitter<\/a> and check me out on <a TARGET=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kennydsmith\/\">Instagram<\/a>, as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can take a tie off with one hand. It is an art and has, and demands, a certain flourish. And if you do this in front of a cat, she&#8217;s going to want to play with it. It is a cat&#8217;s way: chase the moving silk thing the hooman puts on some days. 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