Articles “Why’s this so good?” No. 33: Michael Paterniti’s painted ghosts It was summer; it was winter. The village disappeared behind skeins of fog. Fishermen came and went in boats named Reverence, Granite Prince, Souwester.Whenever I find my writing drifting into… March 13, 2012 Thomas Curwen Narrative journalism around the world: Argentina, Romania, Belgium and the Netherlands America tends to get credit for adding narrative journalism to the literary canon. And there’s no doubt that the combination of timely reporting and timeless writing took on new and… March 8, 2012 Andrea Pitzer The one about the pig In narrative journalism, some storylines appear again and again. This week’s Notable Narrative is not one of them.Tampa Bay Times reporter Will Hobson introduces us to a Vietnam veteran's 300-pound emotional… March 6, 2012 Andrea Pitzer NPR’s Daniel Zwerdling on golden radio, Yoda parallels and the Robert Krulwich moment [The third installment in an ongoing series of posts by Julia Barton about audio narratives. –Ed.]A ghostly crowd of voices parades across the public radio airwaves every day: politicians and hosts,… March 2, 2012 Julia Barton Which CRMA finalists will win big in Vegas? The City and Regional Magazine Association and the Missouri School of Journalism recently announced the finalists for the 2012 National City and Regional Magazine Awards. Racking up the most nominations… March 1, 2012 Andrea Pitzer “Why’s this so good?” No. 32: Darcy Frey on the brink It’s been 16 years since I first read Darcy Frey’s piece about the overwhelming, stressful job of being an air traffic controller – 16 years since I first swore never to… February 28, 2012 Laurie Hertzel Turning a newspaper project into a book: Christopher Goffard on "You Will See Fire" We recently noticed that Los Angeles Times reporter Christopher Goffard had expanded a series he had done for the paper into the book “You Will See Fire.” We’ve talked with… February 24, 2012 Andrea Pitzer Chris Jones on life and death in Zanesville Our latest Notable Narrative is “Animals,” Chris Jones’ account of the creatures set loose from a private menagerie last fall in Zanesville, Ohio.The Esquire story works in part because Jones… February 23, 2012 Andrea Pitzer All the narrative edification you need: our 2012 conference roundup It’s time for our annual almost-spring listing of 2012 writing events and conferences. From California to Texas and Boston, there are options to work on your writing or storytelling skills… February 21, 2012 Andrea Pitzer “Why’s this so good?” No. 31: Susan Orlean maps obsession Susan Orlean’s “Orchid Fever” first ran in The New Yorker on January 23, 1995. It had a second life as a book, and a third as a movie, in which… February 17, 2012 Andrea Pitzer Previous 1 … 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 … 246 Next
