Articles The art of the narrative interview: Finding the story’s arc To gather the goods for a successful narrative, a central focus of interviewing needs to track the journey of situation or event July 19, 2024 Kim Cross The art of the narrative interview: Pre-interviewing for a successful pitch A narrative journalist and nonfiction author shares how she pre-reports to find a viable story and a compelling central character July 18, 2024 Kim Cross A spotlight on the art of the interview Nonfiction journalist, author and teacher Kim Cross explores the techiniques she uses in interviewing for narrative stories July 16, 2024 Kim Cross Effective editing: Navigating failures of the military’s mental health system A project annotation by Alexandra Zayas of ProPublica offers insights to how an editor sees story potential and guides reporters July 11, 2024 Carly Stern Effective editing: Trust and Ted Lasso-style cheerleading For the ProPublica deputy managing editor Alexandra Zayas, emotional intelligence is as important as journalistic craft skills July 11, 2024 Carly Stern The demands on story craft in crucible times The editor reflects on the need for the best of journalism in a fraught news environment — and the forces working against it July 9, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski An imprint of journalistic values The editor reflects on the lifelong lessons learned at a special time in a special newsroom July 2, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski A longform editor on immersive storytelling and its role in journalism As the Guardian Long Read marks its 10th anniversary, editor David Wolf defines the qualities and purpose of literary journalism June 28, 2024 Ania Hull What happens to crime scene investigators who have to see the unseeable? Nonfiction author Jay Kirk used time, openness and empathy for a New York Times Magazine profile of the Sandy Hook school shooting investigators June 27, 2024 Chip Scanlan Finding pockets of joy in the job The editor ponders how to support a frustrated young colleague who is discouraged by talk of industry decline June 25, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 241 Next