Lessons in investigative journalism: Carol Marin at TEDxMidwest

This is probably one of the most intriguing speakers of this edition of TEDx Midwest. Carol Marin, a Veteran Investigative Journalist, taps into her audience's deeply rooted interest in bad guys and catastrophic events. She is completely captivating as she recounts thrilling tales of organized crime and political corruption in "The Windy City" as well as the fear and chaos of the day she spent rushing toward the falling Twin Towers in New York City.
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[@regularsubb2037]

1. Be prepared for someone wanting to kill your source 2. Be prepared for someone wanting to kill you 3. Prepare to be unpopular 4. Prepare to receive more credit than you deserve 5. Be prepared for what you cannot prepare for ♥️♥️♥️

[@Chiramisudo]

6. Prepare to quit your job on principle.

[@beep4050]

The story with the firefighter and the way he acted is so powerful. It felt like I was there when she was briefly describing it and I wasn't even alive.

[@tosin2545]

I am an aspiring investigative journalist. This was really great to hear!!

[@DJK-cq2uy]

Wonderful...I was in suspense..😂😂

[@heathermacneil2688]

My dad was also working for press during 9/11. He was there to do a show when the tower happened to get hit. He was also running to get closer and had the crew all set up recording. A police officer ran up to him and said run! The building is coming down. And he was like ...what? Buildings don’t just collapse. They started running and just like her story they felt the ground rumbling and smelt and felt all the dust and debris. That man saved my dads life and we will forever be grateful. We don’t know who he is either.

[@1995yuda]

Wow!

[@felixxia3604]

what a captivating stories!!! shesshh, i was on the edge of my seat all the way through.

[@polina_hovlina]

Thanks a lot for your stories! Investigative journalism is a truly exciting, if dangerous business. Indeed, death is always near, because you can die. But such journalists are also vital to society, because they often act together with the police. But society is also necessary for journalists, as in the story with the fireman. Thank you for sharing your experience.

[@MrDennis21jel]

That firefighter was a hero

[@kayliathequeen9612]

Wow this was powerful. Thank you!

[@dumplingsoup4914]

Thank you for sharing this.

[@LoveJarlena]

I love Carol Marin, I have special needs brother and he met her member of years go and Ron too they are so nice to my brother I shall always thank them for their kindness to him.

[@hannahwithah7556]

carol Marin is an amazing speaker and I hope to be like her when I grow up. It's evident that women are more than just diversity pieces stood by the threshold and despite knowing this consciously, It is so good to see a woman like her. I hope we meet one day

[@johnpoublon798]

That was just beautiful!

[@1995yuda]

This is absolutely incredible. The best "Ted Talk" I've ever seen, I'm literally stunned.

[@ClaraBryant06]

I’ve had the pleasure of knowing her in person, she is a lovely human being and I love her to death

[@FiNe_SiTe]

Investigative jpurnalism isn't for the faint of heart. It requires passion and courage.

[@lowveldmediatrust9503]

Powerful!

[@Slooter77]

What a lovely story!!!!!

[@Kas_Styles]

Great talk. 💯💯💯

[@anemone9081]

Freaking interesting!!!

[@NocturnalLibrarian]

Woah 🥇She is a champ

[@c.k.motarszky1941]

Using another Chicago's station tag line (WGN) "Carol Marin is without a doubt one of Chicago's very own."

[@captainithano8456]

She said "lesson #3" after lesson #3, rip

[@FabrizioScardovi]

even breathing is a priviledge! can you spot the difference? NO LIKE

[@Mels925]

17:05 that firefighter-that’s all. I thought of other things throughout this but no, now it all seems frivolous the points that I might have made or jokes I’d have tossed in.

[@funkyandbold]

What do you do when you get scared when you think you may get hurt?

[@jarrodyuki7081]

yes!!!!!!!

[@APAndrew]

Where's the sound?!

[@APAndrew]

Never mind. It's back.

9:42 what it takes to be a reporter

[@dstorm7752]

There is no longer such a thing as journalism.

[@CHANBIBBIN]

What do you mean im quite curious

[@MorpheusOne]

She had two Lesson # 3's.

11:04 jobs

[@LateButGreat]

So the ground shaked and she saw a fireball coming out from the base of the building BEFORE it falls... Can someone tell me how would it be caused by the plane fuel in that situation? She tried to cover but it smells!

[@shortmotions]

Oh it's a cover up? She's covering it up is she? That's why conspiracy theorists look ridiculous. Everyone is in on it. It is not impossible that her first hand experience is flawed. That what she thought she saw was not exactly what happened. Or maybe you're wrong. Outliers happen all the time. Maybe one of the engine's fuel burst upon impact (as seen in footage) and the other didn't and burst inside the elevator shaft as some have theorized. The fact is that we don't know. And you and everyone else in this comment section seem to just pretend everything is a cover-up, human's don't make mistakes and that anomalies don't exist.

[@dottydizzot5896]

4:12 Jeff Fort

[@brianl2594]

"I could see a fireball come out of the base of the building [WTC 2]" kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJqte3uQbMidrNEm51s

[@YasminYoruba]

You have to be strong and stay true to the mission which is avoiding FAKE NEWS despite who it will upset.

[@Maerra7]

>fireball out of the bottom of the building >jetfuel from 60 floors up wut

[@MorpheusOne]

She's not an engineer, a physicist or that buildings "Building Manager"; she fumbled quite a bit in this talk. She was obviously quite nervous; you may or may not have noticed that she had two Lesson # 3's.

[@Ahoj4U]

This woman comes across gushing with self-righteousness. If she had just stuck to the stories - which are interesting - instead of peppering the talk with how principled she is - it would have been a much more effective presentation. As it is, it's difficult to watch without wincing.

[@alfredkingkamara9832]

why do you study journalism.

[@dalethebelldiver7740]

I didn't get squat out of this video. I think she's a good ole girl boy a get along so called reporter.