‘The assignment is not the story’

A Minneapolis area TV reporter is offering advice to reporters who might not see their daily assignments as storytelling opportunities.

Boyd Huppert says that to tell good stories a reporter needs an inquisitive mind and willingness to take risks.

“The assignment is not the story,” Huppert said. “Our job as the storytellers is to go out and find the story.”

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Huppert will be the keynote speaker at the WBA Student Seminar at the Madison Marriott West on March 2.