The Art and Ethics of Advice Columns

There’s a reason why advice columns are some of the most read sections of any newspaper. People love to gawk. But for the columnist tasked with collecting intimate, raw, and sensitive stories from strangers, providing an amusing answer isn’t enough. They must handle a real person’s problems with care and satisfy the broader audience’s voyeuristic desires. In this session with GQ sex columnist Sophia Benoit, you’ll learn about the ins and outs of a 300-year-old media tradition. She’ll cover the art of giving advice via writing, how to find topics to write about, and how to bring fun, authority, and authenticity to touchy subjects without doing harm.

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