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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
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
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
Writing about nostalgia for homelands

Writing about nostalgia for homelands

Speculation runs hot these days about a return to some kind of post-pandemic normal. Among my employed journalism friends, that raises the question: When do you think you’ll go back?…
An emotional award for Sally Jenkins after a lifetime of awards

An emotional award for Sally Jenkins after a lifetime of awards

A lame inside joke in many of the newsrooms of America: The sports department is also referred to as “the toy department.” After all,  the coverage focuses on games.Until you…
"... a space coffin turned shooting star."

“… a space coffin turned shooting star.”

—From a profile of Laika, the celebrated canine cosmonaut, by Alex Wellerstein in The New Yorker
Profiling homeless house-sitters to humanize the housing crisis in America

Profiling homeless house-sitters to humanize the housing crisis in America

"My mission is to make people as excited to understand (housing) as I am," says freelance writer Francesca Mari
More recognition of work by freelancer Katie Engelhart

More recognition of work by freelancer Katie Engelhart

In case you missed it:Terry Gross, host of NPR’s “Fresh Air,” had a rich conversation this week (March 9, 2021) with freelance journalist and author Katie Englehart about the legal…
What it takes to cover a foreign country as a woman and during a pandemic

What it takes to cover a foreign country as a woman and during a pandemic

In Australia, where the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the nation’s No. 1 source of news, Anne Barker is a household name, with her stories playing across TV, radio and…
An award-winning food writer explores the legacy of sexual identity in the food world

An award-winning food writer explores the legacy of sexual identity in the food world

 For Mayukh Sen, a James Beard Award-winning food writer and adjunct professor at NYU, the entry point into food writing has always been the stories of the people behind the…