Jessica Goff and Hope Aucoin
Recorded
December 2, 2023
Archived
December 2, 2023
35:16 minutes
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Id:
mby023339
Description
Friends and former colleagues Jessica Goff (40) and Hope Aucoin (35) share memories of their friendship and careers in journalism. Note: This recording has mentions of mass shootings.Subject Log / Time Code
Hope Aucoin (HA) shares how she and Jessica Goff (JG) met, and asks JG to share how she first got into journalism.
HA asks JG if her family had any reaction to her wanting to become a journalist.
HA asks JG why she moved to Louisiana from Florida.
HA recalls first meeting JG in their old newsroom.
HA shares struggles she experienced early on in her journalism career.
HA asks JG if she felt like an outsider working with local journalists.
HA reflects on working as a feature writer and the value she found in it.
HA talks about reporting on difficult topics and deciding to go back to school.
JG shares a memory of when the two worked for a newspaper together.
HA talks about an internship she completed in Washington, D.C.
JG talks about being sent to Denver, Colorado for work.
HA and JG discuss the differences in their writing styles and in their experiences at the newspaper they both worked for.
The two discuss a shooting that happened locally and the effect that event had on journalists and the community. Note: This segment of the recording has mentions of mass shootings.
The two share memories from the day JG was laid off.
Participants
- Jessica Goff
- Hope Aucoin