In the podcast series Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative, host and producer Jess Shane questions the value of some basic tenets of documentary storytelling — guidelines we follow here at LAist — like, never pay your subjects, and don’t share editorial control with them. 

The five-part series sparked so many conversations for us at LAist that Imperfect Paradise Antonia Cereijido sat down with Jess to talk about the questions she raises in the series about how to make documentaries more ethically.

Listen to the five-part series Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformativewherever you get your podcasts.



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Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

In the podcast series <a href="https://radiotopiapresents.fm/shocking-heartbreaking-transformative">Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative</a>, host and producer Jess Shane questions the value of some basic tenets of documentary storytelling — guidelines we follow here at LAist — like, never pay your subjects, and don’t share editorial control with them. 
The five-part series sparked so many conversations for us at LAist that Imperfect Paradise Antonia Cereijido sat down with Jess to talk about the questions she raises in the series about how to make documentaries more ethically.
Listen to the five-part series <a href="https://radiotopiapresents.fm/shocking-heartbreaking-transformative">Radiotopia Presents: Shocking, Heartbreaking, Transformative</a> wherever you get your podcasts.
 
Grow your business–no matter what stage you’re in. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at <a href="http://shopify.com/paradise">SHOPIFY.COM/paradise</a> Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story is driven by characters who illuminate aspects of American identity and underscore California's reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places. New episodes premiere Wednesdays, with broadcasts on LAist 89.3 the following Sundays.

Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

Imperfect Paradise is an award-winning weekly narrative podcast showcasing California stories with universal significance, hosted by Antonia Cereijido. Each deeply reported story is driven by characters who illuminate aspects of American identity and underscore California's reputation as a home for dreamers and schemers, its heartbreaking inequality, its varied and diverse communities, its unique combination of dense cities and wild places. New episodes premiere Wednesdays, with broadcasts on LAist 89.3 the following Sundays.
Support for this podcast is made possible by Gordon and Dona Crawford, who believe that quality journalism makes Los Angeles a better place to live.

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