Storytelling: The Art of Noticing | Ted Anthony | TEDxPittsburgh

A veteran journalist who has reported from over 30 countries—from China to Iraq—Ted Anthony explores the "strange and meaningful tapestry of human experience." Based in Pittsburgh and New York, he is exploring how we tell stories in a digital age in the United States. I tell stories. Stories about you and me and us, about our country and our world and the strange and meaningful tapestry of human experience. I tell stories about things that connect with each other unexpectedly, and about how the most insignificant details in our surroundings can, when poked at, turn out to mean everything. Once I wrote an entire book about a single song. When left to my own devices, I gravitate to stories about the building blocks of American culture and the state of a changing China. I do other things, too. I currently work as AP's director of new storytelling and newsroom innovation, helping to drive the organization forward toward an even more creative future. As a leader in AP's news operation for more than two decades, I have tried to bring an unerring sense of creative storytelling — in any form, in any fashion, on any platform — into our journalism as our industry changes fundamentally and shifts onto exciting and disruptive new platforms. Along the way, I teach and train and mentor and speak about journalism and why it must remain a fundamental and relevant part of the world during an uncertain era. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx