Katherine Burgess and Michael Finch
Recorded
February 9, 2024
Archived
February 9, 2024
35:19 minutes
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mbd000007
Description
Colleagues Katherine Burgess (31) and Michael "Mike" Finch (35) talk about their upbringing and how they became interested in journalism.Subject Log / Time Code
Katherine Burgess (K) speaks about growing up in Cambodia.
K says her father was an engineer and her mother was a school teacher.
K talks about Cambodia's history. She discusses the Cambodian genocide, the Vietnam War, and US intervention. K says her dad's career was well as her experience living in Cambodia influenced her interest in journalism.
K describes what her transition back to the United States was like.
K discusses her religious upbringing.
Michael "Mike" Finch (M) details how he became interested in journalism and developed his career.
M describes the other interests he explored such as American Sign Language, cooking, and being a fire fighter.
M shares what he finds most rewarding about being a journalist.
M details being younger and seeing his cousin get wrapped up in the criminal justice system due to being at the wrong place at the wrong time.
M talks about his upbringing, growing up with extended family, and enjoy summers as a kid.
M says getting people to open up and digesting other people's experiences is one of the most challenging parts of journalism.
K talks about the kinds of stories she loves to tell.
K and M discuss what they would be if they weren't journalists.
Participants
- Katherine Burgess
- Michael Finch