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\n A<\/span>s a reporter for the Metro section of the Los Angeles Times, Angel Jennings explores issues affecting residents in South Los Angeles.\u202fThroughout 2019, she was one of the primary bylines on stories about the life and untimely death of rapper, activist and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle<\/a>. Jennings wrote about everything from Hussle’s death by gunshot at age 33 to\u00a0his brother’s attempts to resuscitate him<\/a>\u00a0to the\u00a0response of the South L.A. community<\/a> that he never abandoned.

\"Angel<\/a>
Los Angeles Times reporter Angel Jennings<\/figcaption><\/figure>

In recent months, Jennings’ focus has been on the devastation that\u00a0covid\u00a0has brought to a community already\u00a0challenged by\u00a0racism,\u00a0violence and poverty.\u00a0Among her stories: the narrative of a\u00a0nurse who watched, through a shield, as her father died<\/a> of Covid-19, how the\u00a0pandemic could end a long-fought renaissance<\/a>\u00a0in South L.A., and the rise of\u00a0underground salons and barbershops<\/a>.

And\u00a0of course now, she monitors how racial justice demonstrations<\/a> across the country play out in South L.A., which was often the site of some of America’s most significant protests.

Her stories range from breaking news to data-based pieces to step-back perspectives. But she often is\u00a0writing about sensitive topics, and interviewing people during intensely emotional times. We reached out to Jennings for tips on how to approach intimate stories, especially when confronted by mistrust, trauma and social distancing. Her comments have been edited for length and clarity.

O<\/span>n interviewing someone who has just lost a loved one:<\/b>

I don’t\u00a0launch\u00a0heavy\u00a0into journalism mode.\u00a0I’m having a conversation with someone.\u00a0I’m trying to get people to trust me with\u00a0their most intimate details in life.\u00a0I am listening to them and letting them lead the conversation.\u00a0Then I’ll go back and ask them more detail on something.

With any of these stories where you’re writing about trauma,\u00a0it’s important\u00a0to not re-traumatize the person\u00a0you’re interviewing.\u00a0It’s important that you act like you’ve\u00a0walked into\u00a0a party that maybe you didn’t get an invitation to. You\u00a0need to earn the right to be there. It’s a privilege that they’re opening you up to their world, they do not have to grant you this access.

So\u00a0it’s important to take breaks during the conversation, check in on them, ask them if they’re okay.\u00a0As a\u00a0reporter you are supposed to be unbiased,\u00a0but\u00a0that does not mean you cannot be human.\u00a0You can allow yourself to feel human emotions if you’re feeling sad by what they say. If It reminds you of something, it’s okay to reveal that.

I\u00a0actually share\u00a0my experiences with the people I’m interviewing. When I wrote the\u00a0story about the nurse who watched her dad die,\u00a0I had an aunt who had just passed away from the\u00a0coronavirus.\u00a0So\u00a0I shared it:\u00a0I just lost somebody. We didn’t get a chance to say goodbye. What was\u00a0<\/i>that like for you? Were you able to say goodbye in the traditional way?<\/i> And they opened up.

When I was talking to\u00a0Nipsey\u00a0Hussle’s brother, I shared\u00a0some of myself with him and other people I interviewed. We’re humans and I don’t think we have to be so stoic all the time. When you allow yourself to feel\u00a0with<\/i>\u00a0the people you’re interviewing and kind of channel that feeling\u00a0in your questioning, and then in your writing,\u00a0you\u00a0pour some of the emotions that you’re feeling into your work.\u00a0That’s what\u00a0resonates the most.

So\u00a0I\u00a0try to\u00a0put myself in their shoes\u00a0\u2014 digesting all this information someone gives\u00a0you, absorbing all their feelings. You’re putting yourself in their bodies and you’re like, this is traumatizing, and if I’m feeling\u00a0this then\u00a0I’m able to get how their feelings are\u00a0transmitted through me and I’m trying to put it down in words. I feel like this is where the magic happens.

On structure. A few days after Hussle’s death, <\/b>Jennings interviewed his parents and girlfriend<\/b><\/a>. The story\u00a0was tight and the structure simple: a brief set-up followed by\u00a0a series of quotes.<\/b>
Nipsey\u00a0died\u00a0on a\u00a0Sunday. The vigil was Monday. And I\u00a0talked to\u00a0Nipsey’s\u00a0brother on Tuesday.\u00a0I\u00a0had\u00a0called him to confirm\u00a0certain details. And he’s like, \u201cOh, I’m with the family now. Do\u00a0you want to talk to my mom? Do you want to talk to Lauren? Do you want to talk to my dad?”\u00a0So\u00a0I’m on a very pressing deadline.\u00a0The editors\u00a0were\u00a0on me to\u00a0have this story in by noon and\u00a0Nipsey’s\u00a0brother is\u00a0passing around the phone. And\u00a0so\u00a0I’m like,\u00a0\u201cWhat do I\u00a0do with these interviews?”\u00a0I wanted\u00a0to put them in the story, but the story had\u00a0to go up.”\u00a0So\u00a0we created a quote story. And it worked\u00a0because people read it was just like they were\u00a0hearing the family’ voices.<\/p>
On being in the community\u00a0you cover:\u00a0<\/b>
I’ve been covering South LA for eight years now.

With the story about the nurse who watched her father die, she told me:\u00a0\u201cI decided to let you come to this because you’re a black woman\u2026.because\u00a0I just felt that you would be able to tell my story because you look like us, because you experience the things we experience.”\u00a0After the story ran, she told me\u00a0that mattered; they got\u00a0other media requests and\u00a0ignored them.

I think, by and large, representation matters. Sometimes people\u00a0feel\u00a0more\u00a0comfortable with people who look like them, or remind\u00a0them of family.\u00a0Even\u00a0when I was talking to\u00a0Nipsey\u00a0Hussle’s brother, he\u00a0said it was like talking to family.\u00a0I think sometimes we’ve got to take off our journalist hat and just be people.

\"Rapper,<\/a>
Nipsey Hussle at the 2018 Diamond Ball in New York City, September 13, 2018<\/figcaption><\/figure>

On interviewing by phone:\u00a0<\/b>

I talked to Hussle’s brother, Samiel, while he was running errands out in the community. I could hear him sniffling as people were talking to him about his brother; I’m hearing them say \u201cI’m sorry for your loss and other stuff.” So we’re just talking as he goes through his day. Then (he) tells me how he was there trying to save Nipsey’s life and was performing CPR. This conversation lasted many hours on the phone.

I\u00a0kept saying,\u00a0\u201cWe want to take photos of you guys. If you want us to come and interview you\u2026”\u00a0And he was like,\u00a0\u201cNo, no, no, we’re good. We can’t. There’s no way we could take a photo right now\u00a0\u2014\u00a0we’re\u00a0missing a big part of our family.”\u00a0And I asked,\u00a0\u201cOK, do you want\u00a0to do the\u00a0interview in person?”\u00a0He’s like,\u00a0\u201cNo, I’m good right here.”

Again,\u00a0it’s\u00a0\u00a0meeting\u00a0people where they are and asking for details so when you’re writing the story, you can make\u00a0readers\u00a0feel like they are there.\u00a0So\u00a0if I can’t be in the room\u00a0with\u00a0someone, I’m asking them,\u00a0\u201cWhere are you sitting? Who’s there? What do you see on your wall?”

I just can’t stress this enough: As journalists, we’re told to be aggressive and try every angle to pursue a story and to get people to talk. But when we are dealing with issues of trauma, whether it’s a mass shooting, recovering from an earthquake or losing someone, you have to put on the baby gloves and be gentle.

On covering the death of Channel Jackson’s father at a distance:<\/b>
I was invited to (the father’s funeral) and I was going to go,\u00a0but my editor told me to watch it on live stream. I was in the parking lot watching them go into the funeral home.\u00a0I was outside,\u00a0probably like 40 feet\u00a0away. I watched the funeral in my car, on my computer, and then I would\u00a0run up to people and\u00a0get their information\u00a0real\u00a0quick\u00a0and tell them I’d call them later. And then I’d get back into my car.

On getting details. Jennings included careful details in her piece about the nurse, including this:\u00a0\u201cShe carefully pressed the edges of an N-95 mask until it molded to her face.”<\/b>
Channel\u00a0(the nurse)\u00a0was describing how she went into the ICU to see her dad. I asked her,\u00a0\u201cHow did you prepare?”\u00a0She told me she put on\u00a0double gloves, and a face mask and a shield.\u00a0So\u00a0I\u00a0just\u00a0asked,\u00a0\u201cWhat kind of mask? How did you put it on?”

On writers who\u00a0inspire her:<\/b>
Eli\u00a0Slaslow,<\/a>\u00a0Washington Post: He really knows how to bring you into a person’s pain
Terrence McCoy<\/a>, Washington Post: Diving into the nuance of daily life
Corina Knoll,<\/a>\u00a0New York Times: Metaphors and similes inspire better descriptive writing
John\u00a0Eligon<\/a>, New York Times:\u00a0His way of picking out detail and playing with structure<\/blockquote>
 

Rachael L. Kelley<\/strong> is a a Boston University graduate student studying journalism. American born and raised in South Africa, she aspires to cover trauma and underrepresented communities.\u00a0<\/em>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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