Articles Extraordinary access: A reporter follows a police officer on a mental health call Hannah Dreier of the Washington Post reveals the complexity of policing in her narrative of an officer, a troubled woman, a gun, and cell phone cameras August 11, 2020 Trevor Pyle The enduring power of John Hersey’s “Hiroshima”: the first “nonfiction novel” On the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb, Hersey's taut, unflinching story remains a masterpiece of narrative reporting August 6, 2020 Jacqui Banaszynski How the “Beyonce of earthquakes” uses storytelling to explain science Call her the “Beyonce of earthquakes” or simply “the Earthquake Lady.” But when the foundations get shaky — whether it’s during a temblor or, now, a pandemic — Lucy Jones… August 4, 2020 Alla Katsnelson When the bounds of conventional journalism are too tight I’ll go great lengths not to affect a story during the reporting process. Journalists are supposed to be the observer, not the actor, right? Our job is to witness and… July 31, 2020 Brendan Meyer How protest songs echo — and sometimes lead — the stories of our times On a warm spring night in 1974, I was an Ohio University student reporter amid a riot. Not a riot against repression or inequality or injustice or the Vietnam War,… July 29, 2020 Dale Keiger What happens when a superstar novelist is asked to profile a superstar actress? Ann Patchett writes about Reese Witherspoon: No celebrity dirt, a storytelling structure, lots of dialog about books and houses and feminism July 28, 2020 Monique Brouillette If no one reads the news, did it happen? The self-checkout line at my funky neighborhood grocery was wide open, but I waited for the old-fashioned line, with a checker and a bagger. I don’t like to weigh my… July 22, 2020 Jacqui Banaszynski Fashion reporting as cultural criticism When President Donald Trump staged a controversial Fourth of July celebration at Mount Rushmore, a sea of journalists covered the show. Among them: Washington Post fashion critic Robin Givhan.But Givhan… July 21, 2020 Audra Jenkins “… between broad statistical data and intimate personal disclosure.” —Classical music critic Michael Andor Brodeur of the Washington Post July 17, 2020 Jacqui Banaszynski How to become a “five-tool” storyteller Major League Baseball, that beloved summer sport, returns to a shortened season later this month. Or at least it is scheduled to, but as with all things in the time… July 14, 2020 Jacqui Banaszynski Previous 1 … 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 … 243 Next
