Articles Effective editing: Mutual trust and knowing the heart of a story For the Washington Post's Lynda Robinson, "The goal is to say ‘yes’ as much as possible and ‘no’ as little as possible." June 12, 2024 Carly Stern What fractals — and obituaries — can teach us about writing The editor muses on writing "life stories" on the occasion of someone's death, and what it reveals about the layers of authentic storytelling June 11, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski … that he who does good … From the novel "North Woods" by Daniel Mason June 7, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski How a reporter prepped to understand A.I. and the man who helped invent it New Yorker Ideas Editor Joshua Rothman brushed up on algebra and spent four days on a private island to profile the "godfather" of A.I. June 6, 2024 Chip Scanlan When the structure makes the story The editor muses on the difference in story craft between prosecution and defense in the Trump hush-money trial June 4, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski Effective editing: Mike Wilson annotates a complex story he edited The deputy editor of The New York Times "Good Reads" offers insights into what he sees in a reporter/writer's project May 31, 2024 Carly Stern Effective editing: Word skills, listening skills and people skills Story editor Mike Wilson of St. Petersburg, Dallas and New York Times: "You learn a lot of empathy from being an editor." May 30, 2024 Carly Stern Remembering Memorial Day ~ and the sparks of fresh stories The editor urges a consideration of anniversary and holiday events as doorways to original story work May 27, 2024 Jacqui Banaszynski Essential Breslin: Artful narrative by a master of journalistic craft A new anthology of stories by the New York City columnist is analyzed for the deadline work that underlies his timeless art May 21, 2024 Lauren Kessler Early influencers in a writing life Journalist, nonfiction author and teacher Ben Yagoda returns to some of the passages that inspired his career and helped shape his voice May 17, 2024 Ben Yagoda Previous 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 246 Next