Articles

The editor reflects on the need for the best of journalism in a fraught news environment — and the forces working against it

The editor reflects on the lifelong lessons learned at a special time in a special newsroom

As the Guardian Long Read marks its 10th anniversary, editor David Wolf defines the qualities and purpose of literary journalism

Nonfiction author Jay Kirk used time, openness and empathy for a New York Times Magazine profile of the Sandy Hook school shooting investigators

The editor ponders how to support a frustrated young colleague who is discouraged by talk of industry decline

Andreas Babst of Switzerland went behind-the-scenes of the fabled Intercontinental Hotel with two employees — one Talib, one not

"Books are the diary of my life; when I scan a shelf, I see pieces of my past in the spines. ~ retired book editor Laurie Hertzel

A visit from a younger writer reminds the editor of the joys and challenges of being immersed in "full story"

Some masters of narrative nonfiction collaborate to publish an anthology of current classics started by their late friend, Matt Tullis

The Washington Post enterprise editor gives a behind-the-scenes look at how she worked with a reporter to access sources and recreate scenes