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Common-sense questions don't always yield common-sense answers

Common-sense questions don’t always yield common-sense answers

We invite you to spend a few moments traveling the world with photographers who, despite the risks of COVID, have remained on the front lines of storytelling. For more than…
April 9, 2021
Jacqui Banaszynski
Two anti-racist scholars and writers take on the cultural limits of "objectivity"

Two anti-racist scholars and writers take on the cultural limits of “objectivity”

In a final conversation at The Power of Narrative conference, Jelani Cobb and Ibram X. Kendi argue that narrative should be used to convey fuller truths
April 7, 2021
Britny Cordera
Shout-out to 2021 News Leaders Association winners

Shout-out to 2021 News Leaders Association winners

Congratulations to winners of the 2021 NLA Awards, announced this week by the News Leaders Association (the merger of the former American Society of Newspaper Editors and the Associated Press…
April 6, 2021
Jacqui Banaszynski
Chipping away at the opacity of power with David Fahrenthold

Chipping away at the opacity of power with David Fahrenthold

At the BU Power of Narrative conference, Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold urged small disciplines that can yield big stories
April 1, 2021
Matt Tullis
How to determine your own fate and income as a freelancer

How to determine your own fate and income as a freelancer

At BU's The Power of Narrative conference, two Seattle writers share tips from their successful approach to the business of freelancing
March 31, 2021
Sarah Kess
The power and purpose of a writer's voice

The power and purpose of a writer’s voice

The founding director of the BU Power of Narrative conference details the most important step you can take towards narrative journalism
March 30, 2021
Madeline Bodin
How covering prep sports in retirement led to a spot on "60 Minutes"

How covering prep sports in retirement led to a spot on “60 Minutes”

You love the games and the writing and become a sports journalist. You devote a career to that passion and the craft, writing for some of the best mastheads in…
March 26, 2021
Jacqui Banaszynski
Journalist Angel Jennings on being in the community and bringing yourself to stories

Journalist Angel Jennings on being in the community and bringing yourself to stories

At the BU Power of Narrative conference, Angel Jennings of The Los Angeles Times talks about drawing on personal experiences to guide more authentic reporting
March 25, 2021
Rachael L. Kelley
Roy Peter Clark on productive writing through a pandemic year

Roy Peter Clark on productive writing through a pandemic year

From The Power of Narrative conference: Writing coach Roy Peter Clark finds that his tried-and-true habits kept him focused during the distraction of COVID
March 24, 2021
Katharine Gammon
The Power of Narrative: Non-fiction narrative in challenging times

The Power of Narrative: Non-fiction narrative in challenging times

A keynote conversation from the annual conference, hosted by Boston University, which went virtual to a record crowd
March 23, 2021
Dawn Fallik