Articles Somewhere over the rainbow: the past and future of Niagara Falls AP Photo/McElroy SilA tourist attraction falls into decline. Grand urban renewal schemes fail to deliver. Residents talk about mafia infiltration, corruption and random arson.What might sound like a lost Raymond… December 8, 2010 Andrea Pitzer Twitter as story: a work in progress Stephen Colbert mocking the national Christmas tree’s Twitter account shows that the frivolousness of the plucky social media tool is still up for debate. No doubt Twitter’s popularity offsets some… December 6, 2010 Andrea Pitzer What we're reading: gay culture in the Middle East, stories for a body held hostage, and an athlete dying young Our latest “what we’re reading” draws on the stalwart print newspapers and magazines that have carried the banner of long-form narrative for so long. From a 5-part investigation of a… December 2, 2010 Andrea Pitzer Michael Paterniti on storytelling (part 2): William Burroughs’ final months, Mitterrand’s last meal, and magical cheese Today we bring you Part 2 of a discussion on narrative nonfiction with long-form storyteller Michael Paterniti. (If you just tuned in to the conversation, you might want to check… November 30, 2010 Paige Williams Michael Paterniti on narrative voice, the power of rewrite, Bill Clinton, old cheese, and flying Spaniards (part 1) Veteran magazine writer Michael Paterniti visited the Nieman Foundation a couple of weeks ago for a discussion about literary journalism with Narrative Writing instructor Paige Williams’ class and other fellows.… November 29, 2010 Paige Williams Art or abuse? A portrait of Larry Rivers Was artist Larry Rivers a sexual swashbuckler, breaking taboos and changing the way we think of the human body, or did some of his work have truly disturbing elements? Our… November 23, 2010 Andrea Pitzer Statistics vs. storytelling: the grudge match? Narrative journalism has been dogged for years by the idea that it is too subjective or somehow less capable of conveying hard numbers to the public than a traditional news… November 19, 2010 Andrea Pitzer What we’re watching: the costs of heaven, veterans who seek shelter from war, and work from NPPA and College Photographer of the Year contests For our latest installment, we were taken with some recent contest winners, including a documentary about a group of adult men with autism and their 65-year-old caretaker, who wants to… November 16, 2010 Andrea Pitzer Jay Caspian Kang on the heart of gambling narratives: "All you remember, really, is losing" We talked by phone this week with Jay Caspian Kang, author of The Morning News essay "The High Is Always the Pain, and the Pain Is Always the High," our… November 12, 2010 Andrea Pitzer Losing in Vegas: Jay Caspian Kang’s “literary moment” In our latest Notable Narrative, “The High Is Always the Pain, and the Pain Is Always the High,” we meet Jay Caspian Kang, a gambler who dreams of being a… November 11, 2010 Andrea Pitzer Previous 1 … 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 … 244 Next
