Table Talk: Heard it through the (National Guard) grapevine
Members of the National Guard conduct a community-safety patrol on Beale Street on Oct. 24. (George Walker IV/AP)
Ellen Chamberlain
Ellen Chamberlain is a global citizen who is happy to call Memphis her forever home. The Michigan native has worked in media for nearly 25 years as a radio broadcaster, journalist and ghostwriter. As The Daily Memphian’s food and restaurant writer, she gives readers inside perspectives of their favorite restaurants and the people behind them, suggestions for the best bites around town and the latest food news from in and around Shelby County.
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This week, The Daily Memphian published two food-related National Guard stories. The first was about how the National Guard’s deployment to Memphis is — or isn’t — affecting local restaurants. There was no way to know without actually contacting folks and asking how they are doing.
One of the most humbling, and exciting, things about being a journalist is being wrong. The discovery that comes through investigation and reporting can be exhilarating, even amid tension and uncertainty throughout the city.
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