MTR Story Preview, UNC-News21 from Chris Carmichael on Vimeo.
Finding yourself in the middle of a big story is a daunting position to be in. Mountaintop removal, with its myriad supporters and detractors, is certainly a huge story that seems to be unraveling more and more rapidly. I have wrestled with my interviews and b-roll, looking for a way into the narrative. When you are working on a project like this, away from daily deadlines, there is this temptation to make your piece the end-all say-all on the topic. Especially when you step into a story as epic as coal. The history of coal in West Virginia is a rich and often tumultuous story with no shortage of compelling characters.
