my uh behind a famous money but time is also truth coming among a journalists we
also truth coming among a journalists we
also truth coming among a journalists we think about these two things all the
think about these two things all the
think about these two things all the time and there’s there’s a synergy and
time and there’s there’s a synergy and
time and there’s there’s a synergy and there’s a tension there’s a constant
there’s a tension there’s a constant
there’s a tension there’s a constant tension between the two there’s a reason
tension between the two there’s a reason
tension between the two there’s a reason why a lot of media organizations are
why a lot of media organizations are
why a lot of media organizations are called time or the times liebe and
called time or the times liebe and
called time or the times liebe and damage REO all over the world called the
damage REO all over the world called the
damage REO all over the world called the times and this is my all-time favorite
times and this is my all-time favorite
times and this is my all-time favorite newspaper the New York Times many of you
newspaper the New York Times many of you
newspaper the New York Times many of you probably read it every day I’ve been
probably read it every day I’ve been
probably read it every day I’ve been reading it since I was in college so you
reading it since I was in college so you
reading it since I was in college so you can imagine the thrill that I felt when
can imagine the thrill that I felt when
can imagine the thrill that I felt when a New York Times correspondent knocked
a New York Times correspondent knocked
a New York Times correspondent knocked on my door to interview me about almost
on my door to interview me about almost
on my door to interview me about almost twenty years ago I had just covered a
twenty years ago I had just covered a
twenty years ago I had just covered a firefight between the Abu Sayyaf and the
firefight between the Abu Sayyaf and the
firefight between the Abu Sayyaf and the military the Abu Sayyaf were holding
military the Abu Sayyaf were holding
military the Abu Sayyaf were holding three Americans hostage and that’s why
three Americans hostage and that’s why
three Americans hostage and that’s why there was interest by the New York Times
there was interest by the New York Times
there was interest by the New York Times so you know I tried to remain very calm
so you know I tried to remain very calm
so you know I tried to remain very calm and but inside my heart was thumping and
and but inside my heart was thumping and
and but inside my heart was thumping and I was very excited about you know for
I was very excited about you know for
I was very excited about you know for the very first time I would be
the very first time I would be
the very first time I would be interviewed and maybe I would be
interviewed and maybe I would be
interviewed and maybe I would be mentioned in my favorite all-time
mentioned in my favorite all-time
mentioned in my favorite all-time newspaper so Muhammad Ali young
newspaper so Muhammad Ali young
newspaper so Muhammad Ali young corresponding uh an American respondent
corresponding uh an American respondent
corresponding uh an American respondent based in Asia and a couple of days later
based in Asia and a couple of days later
based in Asia and a couple of days later she did come up with a story that
she did come up with a story that
she did come up with a story that mentioned some of the information I gave
mentioned some of the information I gave
mentioned some of the information I gave her it to Shah yet February 9 2002 and
her it to Shah yet February 9 2002 and
her it to Shah yet February 9 2002 and sure enough she mentioned me she
sure enough she mentioned me she
sure enough she mentioned me she mentioned me once there you go
mentioned me once there you go
mentioned me once there you go she misspelled my name so that’s the
she misspelled my name so that’s the
she misspelled my name so that’s the first and last time I was ever mentioned
first and last time I was ever mentioned
first and last time I was ever mentioned in the New York Times but you will it
in the New York Times but you will it
in the New York Times but you will it will never come out in a Google search
all right so what I basic point is even
all right so what I basic point is even the very best journalist very best
the very best journalist very best
the very best journalist very best newspapers and publications in the world
newspapers and publications in the world
newspapers and publications in the world make mistakes this is to me this is a
make mistakes this is to me this is a
make mistakes this is to me this is a horrendous monstrous typographical error
horrendous monstrous typographical error
horrendous monstrous typographical error but that’s the nature of our business we
but that’s the nature of our business we
but that’s the nature of our business we are tasked with finding the truth very
are tasked with finding the truth very
are tasked with finding the truth very often under extreme time pressure
often under extreme time pressure
often under extreme time pressure extreme deadlines I’m never going to I
extreme deadlines I’m never going to I
extreme deadlines I’m never going to I never mentioned this to Jane for less I
never mentioned this to Jane for less I
never mentioned this to Jane for less I didn’t want to embarrass her she’s one
didn’t want to embarrass her she’s one
didn’t want to embarrass her she’s one of my favorite journalist she’s probably
of my favorite journalist she’s probably
of my favorite journalist she’s probably in her 70s now but she’s been covering
in her 70s now but she’s been covering
in her 70s now but she’s been covering Asia she covers she’s in Beijing now and
Asia she covers she’s in Beijing now and
Asia she covers she’s in Beijing now and very very good journalist but it taught
very very good journalist but it taught
very very good journalist but it taught me a big lesson and on that you could
me a big lesson and on that you could
me a big lesson and on that you could always make mistakes as a journalist
always make mistakes as a journalist
always make mistakes as a journalist simply because of the nature of the job
all right I’ve been in journalism for 29
all right I’ve been in journalism for 29 years
years
years Yamaha Millennial Tina Fogg na digital
Yamaha Millennial Tina Fogg na digital
Yamaha Millennial Tina Fogg na digital natives well I’m an analogue native
natives well I’m an analogue native
natives well I’m an analogue native that’s me
that’s me
that’s me and sometime in the late 80s as you can
and sometime in the late 80s as you can
and sometime in the late 80s as you can see I use I use the analog tools like a
see I use I use the analog tools like a
see I use I use the analog tools like a film camera I don’t know how many of you
film camera I don’t know how many of you
film camera I don’t know how many of you still remember film cameras before they
still remember film cameras before they
still remember film cameras before they became retro then I also have a notebook
became retro then I also have a notebook
became retro then I also have a notebook that actually has paper and I was in a
that actually has paper and I was in a
that actually has paper and I was in a place where I was covering the place it
place where I was covering the place it
place where I was covering the place it in if you go and I had to file a story
in if you go and I had to file a story
in if you go and I had to file a story almost every day I had to travel I had
almost every day I had to travel I had
almost every day I had to travel I had to ride a Jeep an hour to get to the
to ride a Jeep an hour to get to the
to ride a Jeep an hour to get to the nearest telephone landline will happen
nearest telephone landline will happen
nearest telephone landline will happen there were no fax machines then I would
there were no fax machines then I would
there were no fax machines then I would have to call in my story and elsewhere
have to call in my story and elsewhere
have to call in my story and elsewhere in the Cordillera very few thousand a
in the Cordillera very few thousand a
in the Cordillera very few thousand a coordinator at that time had telephones
coordinator at that time had telephones
coordinator at that time had telephones I had to go all the way to baguio just
I had to go all the way to baguio just
I had to go all the way to baguio just to call in my story almost every day
to call in my story almost every day
to call in my story almost every day so we were under extreme a deadline
so we were under extreme a deadline
so we were under extreme a deadline pressure but at the same time there are
pressure but at the same time there are
pressure but at the same time there are all kinds of physical and technical
all kinds of physical and technical
all kinds of physical and technical constraints for why we couldn’t do what
constraints for why we couldn’t do what
constraints for why we couldn’t do what is taken for granted today which is
is taken for granted today which is
is taken for granted today which is journalism is expected to be extremely
journalism is expected to be extremely
journalism is expected to be extremely fast and that’s our lifestyle today
fast and that’s our lifestyle today
fast and that’s our lifestyle today everything has to be fast Wi-Fi has to
everything has to be fast Wi-Fi has to
everything has to be fast Wi-Fi has to be fast our news our news is not just
be fast our news our news is not just
be fast our news our news is not just fast its real-time its breaking it’s
fast its real-time its breaking it’s
fast its real-time its breaking it’s tweeting it’s live-streaming it’s
tweeting it’s live-streaming it’s
tweeting it’s live-streaming it’s Facebook live it’s real-time that’s the
Facebook live it’s real-time that’s the
Facebook live it’s real-time that’s the expectation today but I think a lot is
expectation today but I think a lot is
expectation today but I think a lot is lost when there’s so much pressure to be
lost when there’s so much pressure to be
lost when there’s so much pressure to be instant my like like most couples you
instant my like like most couples you
instant my like like most couples you know my wife and I used to eat a lot of
know my wife and I used to eat a lot of
know my wife and I used to eat a lot of fast food and then when we got a little
fast food and then when we got a little
fast food and then when we got a little bit older and we started feeling a
bit older and we started feeling a
bit older and we started feeling a little creaky we decided okay we’re not
little creaky we decided okay we’re not
little creaky we decided okay we’re not gonna eat any more fast food we’re just
gonna eat any more fast food we’re just
gonna eat any more fast food we’re just gonna eat slow food there’s such a thing
gonna eat slow food there’s such a thing
gonna eat slow food there’s such a thing as slow food there’s a slow food
as slow food there’s a slow food
as slow food there’s a slow food movement well I like to think that
movement well I like to think that
movement well I like to think that there’s also a genre in journalism that
there’s also a genre in journalism that
there’s also a genre in journalism that is equivalent of slow food so there’s a
is equivalent of slow food so there’s a
is equivalent of slow food so there’s a problem with combining journalism and
problem with combining journalism and
problem with combining journalism and technology today and it creates this
technology today and it creates this
technology today and it creates this huge tension between speed and accuracy
huge tension between speed and accuracy
huge tension between speed and accuracy there’s a speed accuracy trade-off what
there’s a speed accuracy trade-off what
there’s a speed accuracy trade-off what we gain in speed we often lose in
we gain in speed we often lose in
we gain in speed we often lose in factual accuracy so it’s on all this
factual accuracy so it’s on all this
factual accuracy so it’s on all this tweeting all this Facebook live instant
tweeting all this Facebook live instant
tweeting all this Facebook live instant breaking and live reporting I would
breaking and live reporting I would
breaking and live reporting I would withhold judgment if I were you when
withhold judgment if I were you when
withhold judgment if I were you when you’re listening and do a little bit
you’re listening and do a little bit
you’re listening and do a little bit more research because you make us happy
more research because you make us happy
more research because you make us happy honey yeah it’s just the first draft of
honey yeah it’s just the first draft of
honey yeah it’s just the first draft of history
history
history kiba journalism is history in a hurry
kiba journalism is history in a hurry
kiba journalism is history in a hurry it’s the historians who actually have
it’s the historians who actually have
it’s the historians who actually have the luxury of combing through all the
the luxury of combing through all the
the luxury of combing through all the newspapers that are coming that came out
newspapers that are coming that came out
newspapers that are coming that came out years before and they’re being able to
years before and they’re being able to
years before and they’re being able to corroborate them with a whole range of
corroborate them with a whole range of
corroborate them with a whole range of new sources but we still need facts
new sources but we still need facts
new sources but we still need facts okay because we need the truth facts are
okay because we need the truth facts are
okay because we need the truth facts are the bedrock of truth in fact shocking
the bedrock of truth in fact shocking
the bedrock of truth in fact shocking facts are then not gets in building
facts are then not gets in building
facts are then not gets in building blocks of truth no and that even when
blocks of truth no and that even when
blocks of truth no and that even when you get it right even when your stories
you get it right even when your stories
you get it right even when your stories are factually accurate they are still
are factually accurate they are still
are factually accurate they are still snapshots of the truth there are much
snapshots of the truth there are much
snapshots of the truth there are much larger truths that I think journalism is
larger truths that I think journalism is
larger truths that I think journalism is capable of doing your own truths that
capable of doing your own truths that
capable of doing your own truths that give us a deeper understanding of our
give us a deeper understanding of our
give us a deeper understanding of our world truths that show change over time
world truths that show change over time
world truths that show change over time truths that contain context and present
truths that contain context and present
truths that contain context and present the bigger picture these aren’t the kind
the bigger picture these aren’t the kind
the bigger picture these aren’t the kind of truths truths that will come out in a
of truths truths that will come out in a
of truths truths that will come out in a tweet they’re not gonna they’re not
tweet they’re not gonna they’re not
tweet they’re not gonna they’re not usually going to come out in a facebook
usually going to come out in a facebook
usually going to come out in a facebook live interview or a live stream or
live interview or a live stream or
live interview or a live stream or something that had to be filed an hour
something that had to be filed an hour
something that had to be filed an hour before so there’s a certain genre of
before so there’s a certain genre of
before so there’s a certain genre of journalism that are assigned to do this
journalism that are assigned to do this
journalism that are assigned to do this and they’re called long form there’s a
and they’re called long form there’s a
and they’re called long form there’s a whole website called long form diba and
whole website called long form diba and
whole website called long form diba and it’s nonfiction we’re used to long form
it’s nonfiction we’re used to long form
it’s nonfiction we’re used to long form in fiction we’re not used to it in
in fiction we’re not used to it in
in fiction we’re not used to it in nonfiction and with Twitter and with
nonfiction and with Twitter and with
nonfiction and with Twitter and with social media and technology there’s a
social media and technology there’s a
social media and technology there’s a danger that long-form might disappear
danger that long-form might disappear
danger that long-form might disappear but luckily I think people are realizing
but luckily I think people are realizing
but luckily I think people are realizing that because of technology long form has
that because of technology long form has
that because of technology long form has acquired new value so one of these long
acquired new value so one of these long
acquired new value so one of these long forms is called documentary and that’s
forms is called documentary and that’s
forms is called documentary and that’s what I’ve been doing since the late 80s
what I’ve been doing since the late 80s
what I’ve been doing since the late 80s I’ve done my share of breaking news I’ve
I’ve done my share of breaking news I’ve
I’ve done my share of breaking news I’ve done my share of live reporting tweeting
done my share of live reporting tweeting
done my share of live reporting tweeting but every month at leat for the past 15
but every month at leat for the past 15
but every month at leat for the past 15 years I’ve also been doing documentaries
years I’ve also been doing documentaries
years I’ve also been doing documentaries now there’s a limitation to doing
now there’s a limitation to doing
now there’s a limitation to doing documentaries for television because we
documentaries for television because we
documentaries for television because we usually have just a few days anyway
usually have just a few days anyway
usually have just a few days anyway that’s the nature of the beast if you do
that’s the nature of the beast if you do
that’s the nature of the beast if you do produce content for a program you’re
produce content for a program you’re
produce content for a program you’re part of an assembly line whether it your
part of an assembly line whether it your
part of an assembly line whether it your work is ready or not
work is ready or not
work is ready or not it has to air and that’s where mistakes
it has to air and that’s where mistakes
it has to air and that’s where mistakes can also come in and that’s where you
can also come in and that’s where you
can also come in and that’s where you can also fall short of the truth but my
can also fall short of the truth but my
can also fall short of the truth but my colleagues and I have found a semi
colleagues and I have found a semi
colleagues and I have found a semi solution we have decided to follow some
solution we have decided to follow some
solution we have decided to follow some subjects over time and I want to just
subjects over time and I want to just
subjects over time and I want to just show very I want to show a five minute
show very I want to show a five minute
show very I want to show a five minute montage of one of those subjects a blind
montage of one of those subjects a blind
montage of one of those subjects a blind child if you can just play the video
child if you can just play the video
child if you can just play the video [Music]
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possibility there may be minor music later Nana na hi oh I don’t know Barney
later Nana na hi oh I don’t know Barney
later Nana na hi oh I don’t know Barney you’re alone haha me August oh ma
you’re alone haha me August oh ma
you’re alone haha me August oh ma SantaBanta
SantaBanta
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ha EP mnemonic Naboo Lagasse alia unit
ha EP mnemonic Naboo Lagasse alia unit model Iman and Kenya mundo Vanunu man
model Iman and Kenya mundo Vanunu man
model Iman and Kenya mundo Vanunu man and Ziggler at LaVon ugh Anton young boy
and Ziggler at LaVon ugh Anton young boy
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Casablanca me say Zambia a known Taliban
Casablanca me say Zambia a known Taliban libido was a lien as a front row no Baba
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okay darling shaman upon Asha no um so monogamy
shaman upon Asha no um so monogamy
shaman upon Asha no um so monogamy Makita okay but the samurai-sama from
Makita okay but the samurai-sama from
Makita okay but the samurai-sama from Iran then in Lebanon Canyon Jamar Amina
Iran then in Lebanon Canyon Jamar Amina
Iran then in Lebanon Canyon Jamar Amina Josefina number Illig I see Ali assassin
Josefina number Illig I see Ali assassin
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regular Napa Rolla Hindi nagging had
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Langenkamp acaba paramita goombahs a
Langenkamp acaba paramita goombahs a classy lumpur Umaga are all and nakaka
classy lumpur Umaga are all and nakaka
classy lumpur Umaga are all and nakaka kita units assembly pune naka unta long
kita units assembly pune naka unta long
kita units assembly pune naka unta long answer vision at piccata own para semana
answer vision at piccata own para semana
answer vision at piccata own para semana my Cap’n sana
my Cap’n sana
my Cap’n sana Hankinson mihari Menara see alia
grade six Natalia’s a Barranca
grade six Natalia’s a Barranca elementary school Samara kena
superb bill and Simona – lemy eliris a
superb bill and Simona – lemy eliris a manga regular una clase de Sade on a
manga regular una clase de Sade on a
manga regular una clase de Sade on a vimana POTUS a vanilla
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maybe the banana farming is a Pangolin agent a surrender but Tony solanum on
agent a surrender but Tony solanum on
agent a surrender but Tony solanum on appeal to Nana boo books on but as a
appeal to Nana boo books on but as a
appeal to Nana boo books on but as a persons with disabilities unit ion Kalia
persons with disabilities unit ion Kalia
persons with disabilities unit ion Kalia mismo my math class Hashanah cerrado
mismo my math class Hashanah cerrado
mismo my math class Hashanah cerrado Purina EC there’s a disappoint Kissimmee
Purina EC there’s a disappoint Kissimmee
Purina EC there’s a disappoint Kissimmee rumor that or nah hell in Subic civilian
rumor that or nah hell in Subic civilian
rumor that or nah hell in Subic civilian upon nothing MA hell Bawa periodical
upon nothing MA hell Bawa periodical
upon nothing MA hell Bawa periodical test now English knock Ohana 45 over 50
test now English knock Ohana 45 over 50
test now English knock Ohana 45 over 50 Sabine say oh I
Sabine say oh I
Sabine say oh I hi I’m Yolanda Hawaii test day and
hi I’m Yolanda Hawaii test day and
hi I’m Yolanda Hawaii test day and consider I was a new teacher it in Auto
consider I was a new teacher it in Auto
consider I was a new teacher it in Auto Sales a good new partner haha disappoint
Sales a good new partner haha disappoint
Sales a good new partner haha disappoint her pocket but goblin Poobah
her pocket but goblin Poobah
her pocket but goblin Poobah voila no Hindi indeed in pooh-bah khmer
voila no Hindi indeed in pooh-bah khmer
voila no Hindi indeed in pooh-bah khmer khatola dinamica hiya hand then Ella hot
khatola dinamica hiya hand then Ella hot
khatola dinamica hiya hand then Ella hot naman po neeta Bennigan’s and Osaka high
naman po neeta Bennigan’s and Osaka high
naman po neeta Bennigan’s and Osaka high Han so Yoon poyo
a satiny papa rasta young blindness bata
a satiny papa rasta young blindness bata or Oh panda poop anima appreciate your
or Oh panda poop anima appreciate your
or Oh panda poop anima appreciate your art
you practicing in your sculpture in a
you practicing in your sculpture in a capital budgeting para bajar 80 people
capital budgeting para bajar 80 people
capital budgeting para bajar 80 people you regard I need even you know but our
you regard I need even you know but our
you regard I need even you know but our Apple is no candy no sculpture a little
Apple is no candy no sculpture a little
Apple is no candy no sculpture a little bit movie Thank You time honey Archer
bit movie Thank You time honey Archer
bit movie Thank You time honey Archer simple and entrancing and economical at
simple and entrancing and economical at
simple and entrancing and economical at the Nikita of a bahu Nikita Paris at the
the Nikita of a bahu Nikita Paris at the
the Nikita of a bahu Nikita Paris at the end goal 800 total burn
end goal 800 total burn
end goal 800 total burn saguru higher to Genova at all paralysis
saguru higher to Genova at all paralysis
saguru higher to Genova at all paralysis in malaysia the one of news different on
in malaysia the one of news different on
in malaysia the one of news different on neck similar Sowell our girls are Bigler
neck similar Sowell our girls are Bigler
neck similar Sowell our girls are Bigler Anna shouldn’t even get a girl on a
Anna shouldn’t even get a girl on a
Anna shouldn’t even get a girl on a respected Paragon on you know I can go
respected Paragon on you know I can go
respected Paragon on you know I can go on
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all right thank you
all right thank you what will she do next
what will she do next
what will she do next well she’s currently 14 and she’s
well she’s currently 14 and she’s
well she’s currently 14 and she’s turning 15 next week and there she is
turning 15 next week and there she is
turning 15 next week and there she is Illya please stand Illya she’s with her
Illya please stand Illya she’s with her
Illya please stand Illya she’s with her sister aya and then her mentor and artsy
sister aya and then her mentor and artsy
sister aya and then her mentor and artsy side JD Mao is also here please stand
anyway it’s just five minutes out of
anyway it’s just five minutes out of four documentaries that I’ve already
four documentaries that I’ve already
four documentaries that I’ve already done on alia and other blind children
done on alia and other blind children
done on alia and other blind children I’ve been following several of them as a
I’ve been following several of them as a
I’ve been following several of them as a not just because I’m interested in their
not just because I’m interested in their
not just because I’m interested in their lives but because I see them as a social
lives but because I see them as a social
lives but because I see them as a social window that’s their wider relevance as
window that’s their wider relevance as
window that’s their wider relevance as themselves they’re very interesting but
themselves they’re very interesting but
themselves they’re very interesting but I think they’re also interesting in what
I think they’re also interesting in what
I think they’re also interesting in what their lives their experiences in their
their lives their experiences in their
their lives their experiences in their situations say about how society is
situations say about how society is
situations say about how society is changing how society is progressing or
changing how society is progressing or
changing how society is progressing or not progressing and I tell my colleagues
not progressing and I tell my colleagues
not progressing and I tell my colleagues you know alia were probably far outlive
you know alia were probably far outlive
you know alia were probably far outlive me and I’d love it if some of my
me and I’d love it if some of my
me and I’d love it if some of my colleagues my younger colleagues
colleagues my younger colleagues
colleagues my younger colleagues couldn’t continue documenting her life
couldn’t continue documenting her life
couldn’t continue documenting her life and the lives of other blind children
and the lives of other blind children
and the lives of other blind children that we had already started documenting
that we had already started documenting
that we had already started documenting just to show how society has has changed
just to show how society has has changed
just to show how society has has changed and still needs to change alright from
and still needs to change alright from
and still needs to change alright from just documenting a person and a subject
just documenting a person and a subject
just documenting a person and a subject over time and this particular person I
over time and this particular person I
over time and this particular person I came across some large truths not just
came across some large truths not just
came across some large truths not just facts but large truths one of them is a
facts but large truths one of them is a
facts but large truths one of them is a blind person can aspire to be a
blind person can aspire to be a
blind person can aspire to be a journalist a Liat you well I showed we
journalist a Liat you well I showed we
journalist a Liat you well I showed we showed her interviewing but she is
showed her interviewing but she is
showed her interviewing but she is actually a campus journalist in her
actually a campus journalist in her
actually a campus journalist in her school in Marikina she she she joins and
school in Marikina she she she joins and
school in Marikina she she she joins and wins in journalism competitions she she
wins in journalism competitions she she
wins in journalism competitions she she has talked to me at length about how to
has talked to me at length about how to
has talked to me at length about how to inter
inter
inter you about how to put information
you about how to put information
you about how to put information together I mean she is on her way to
together I mean she is on her way to
together I mean she is on her way to being a journalist I don’t want to say
being a journalist I don’t want to say
being a journalist I don’t want to say blind journalist she says on her way to
blind journalist she says on her way to
blind journalist she says on her way to being a journalist reciate art
being a journalist reciate art
being a journalist reciate art previously she said before she she met
previously she said before she she met
previously she said before she she met the Sajid she said you know she didn’t
the Sajid she said you know she didn’t
the Sajid she said you know she didn’t feel art in her heart but then Sajid
feel art in her heart but then Sajid
feel art in her heart but then Sajid said you know you don’t have to see art
said you know you don’t have to see art
said you know you don’t have to see art to appreciate it
to appreciate it
to appreciate it and Sajid actually makes art that you
and Sajid actually makes art that you
and Sajid actually makes art that you can feel and there are other senses that
can feel and there are other senses that
can feel and there are other senses that you can use to appreciate art a disabled
you can use to appreciate art a disabled
you can use to appreciate art a disabled child with grip and social support can
child with grip and social support can
child with grip and social support can thrive obviously someone like alia and
thrive obviously someone like alia and
thrive obviously someone like alia and other blind children that we’ve been
other blind children that we’ve been
other blind children that we’ve been documenting they have a lot of strength
documenting they have a lot of strength
documenting they have a lot of strength of character and they wouldn’t be able
of character and they wouldn’t be able
of character and they wouldn’t be able to achieve without that because they
to achieve without that because they
to achieve without that because they were born with certain disadvantages and
were born with certain disadvantages and
were born with certain disadvantages and you have to have grit to be able to
you have to have grit to be able to
you have to have grit to be able to overcome those but grit is often not
overcome those but grit is often not
overcome those but grit is often not enough and we saw in our documentation
enough and we saw in our documentation
enough and we saw in our documentation that social support family supports
that social support family supports
that social support family supports school support societal support are also
school support societal support are also
school support societal support are also very very important and a disadvantaged
very very important and a disadvantaged
very very important and a disadvantaged person can inspire and be an example
person can inspire and be an example
person can inspire and be an example when we showed whenever we show a
when we showed whenever we show a
when we showed whenever we show a documentary about alia we always get the
documentary about alia we always get the
documentary about alia we always get the feedback about from people who say man I
feedback about from people who say man I
feedback about from people who say man I I shouldn’t be complaining about
I shouldn’t be complaining about
I shouldn’t be complaining about anything I should be thankful for for
anything I should be thankful for for
anything I should be thankful for for everything that I have because here is
everything that I have because here is
everything that I have because here is this person who has probably many
this person who has probably many
this person who has probably many reasons to complain and yet you never
reasons to complain and yet you never
reasons to complain and yet you never hear her complaining you know very often
hear her complaining you know very often
hear her complaining you know very often I I get I am approached by students who
I I get I am approached by students who
I I get I am approached by students who have to do their thesis you know these
have to do their thesis you know these
have to do their thesis you know these days anybody can do videos people have a
days anybody can do videos people have a
days anybody can do videos people have a cactus tick not to technology that
cactus tick not to technology that
cactus tick not to technology that enables them to document just about
enables them to document just about
enables them to document just about anything unlike when I was growing up
anything unlike when I was growing up
anything unlike when I was growing up and then there some of them come to me
and then there some of them come to me
and then there some of them come to me and they say you know I want to I want
and they say you know I want to I want
and they say you know I want to I want to go to Mindanao and an interview you
to go to Mindanao and an interview you
to go to Mindanao and an interview you know the malf for the Abu Sayyaf and you
know the malf for the Abu Sayyaf and you
know the malf for the Abu Sayyaf and you know these are students you know they
know these are students you know they
know these are students you know they want to they want to imitate people they
want to they want to imitate people they
want to they want to imitate people they see on television I say start with your
see on television I say start with your
see on television I say start with your families
families
families find all these members of your families
find all these members of your families
find all these members of your families these people are founts of stories
these people are founts of stories
these people are founts of stories memories truths and you won’t get killed
memories truths and you won’t get killed
memories truths and you won’t get killed interviewing them okay start with your
interviewing them okay start with your
interviewing them okay start with your family start with your communities start
family start with your communities start
family start with your communities start with just the people that you know and
with just the people that you know and
with just the people that you know and then you work from there because
then you work from there because
then you work from there because everyone is a story everyone has stories
everyone is a story everyone has stories
everyone is a story everyone has stories you don’t have to talk to anybody famous
you don’t have to talk to anybody famous
you don’t have to talk to anybody famous okay and that’s how you learn and you
okay and that’s how you learn and you
okay and that’s how you learn and you know I tell these kids it’s great to
know I tell these kids it’s great to
know I tell these kids it’s great to have fun but the older you get you the
have fun but the older you get you the
have fun but the older you get you the more you realize that time is short so
more you realize that time is short so
more you realize that time is short so always have a mindfulness the time is
always have a mindfulness the time is
always have a mindfulness the time is Swift but there are still some things
Swift but there are still some things
Swift but there are still some things that are worth devoting a lot a lot of
that are worth devoting a lot a lot of
that are worth devoting a lot a lot of time to and always remember Yolo
time to and always remember Yolo
time to and always remember Yolo and I’m constantly reminding them to
and I’m constantly reminding them to
and I’m constantly reminding them to spend time spend enough time and the
spend time spend enough time and the
spend time spend enough time and the more time you spend looking at a subject
more time you spend looking at a subject
more time you spend looking at a subject researching a subject the closer you
researching a subject the closer you
researching a subject the closer you will get to the truth I mean my name is
will get to the truth I mean my name is
will get to the truth I mean my name is Maya
Maya
Maya [Applause]
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