"When I was iReporting, I used to be seeing debates and speeches to the 2008 election. I properly trained my ear for points that didn't appear to be suitable or had been just odd. I would then just take off from there, researching or voicing my belief on what ever caught my ear. Now, I do the exact same point. I pay attention definitely close to interviews and at times capture things that maybe I wasn't supposed to or nobody else caught."

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