Sounds from Tuesday afternoon

So we're at the Minnesota State Fair and stumble into the International Bazaar and come across this crazy combination of sound. Dominic Gaudious is the performer.

Didgeridoo and guitar - a ripping pair

I came to the Public Insight Network after a winding path through traditional journalism.

I spent the better part of 14 years in print journalism, mostly in New York, the last seven of those at the Rochester (N.Y.) Democrat and Chronicle as a government reporter and political columnist.

In 2002, the public broadcasting bug bit me and I moved to WXXI radio and television where I was the TV News Director.

What brought me to the Public Insight Network in 2006 was a belief that more could be done to connect journalism to those who needed the information. From a distance, I saw that the PIN model was a true collaborative between news users and producers. I was proven right.

While in Rochester, I developed an interest in forums and convening events around the news. Call it journalism as a conversation, something I see as integral to the Public Insight Network approach. 

I have produced everything from small-scale insight sessions to larger forums for broadcast. It’s a professional passion of mine.

My personal passion is my family (my wife Susan and my two gifts – Cole and Zoe). I’d love to talk more about the network or anything journalism-related. Contact me at mcaputo@americanpublicmedia.org or @mcaputo_PIN.

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