Eric Roper
Nov 26, 2014•1 hr 2 min
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Episode description
Eric Roper is one of the best young journalists in America.
Hear:
His humble beginnings as editor of the George Washington University student newspaper and a correction controversy over the phase-out of an unofficial hippo mascot (and how it haunts him);
What it's like to cover a city, Minneapolis, and all of its many data points for the Star Tribune;
Tales from his time covering the United States Congress;
Why, he says, “Journalism is a very emotional business for me" (a frank talk about the neurosis of news)
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