Articles When a profile is also about art is also about climate change is also about grief Julia Rosen has probed the myths of America’s deepest lake, looked down on Prince William Sound from a floatplane and joined a quest to scour the Bronx for jumping worms.… March 12, 2020 Trevor Pyle Stories are read twice in readers’ minds: Once for information, then for meaning EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece is published in partnership with the Poynter Institute.I have come to believe that all readers read all stories twice — all the time.The first reading comes… March 11, 2020 Roy Peter Clark Why storytelling can be more important — and sexier — than fishing and hunting Once upon a time, the sun and the moon — the man and the woman — had a quarrel over who was the strongest of the two, and whether one… March 10, 2020 Line Vaaben Coronavirus is a reminder of this universal lesson: No experience is ours until it is This column was originally published as an issue of Nieman Storyboard’s weekly newsletter. You can read back issues of the newsletter and subscribe here.We read most stories from a distance… March 6, 2020 Jacqui Banaszynski What journalistic process can teach both kids and scientists Janica Johnson flipped her reporter’s notebook open to an empty page as she and her team prepared for an interview with Donna Shows, a cell biologist from the Benaroya Research… February 28, 2020 Claire Hassler How the personal narrative can make the difference between prison and release A veteran journalist discovers the role of story in America's prison system — and "human resilience and grace in the face of adversity" February 25, 2020 Trevor Pyle The shift of “branches” in a sentence creates shifts in mood and meaning Writing guru Roy Peter Clark shows how a single, long sentence reveals the power of an overlooked writing tool: the placement of the main clause February 21, 2020 Roy Peter Clark A new science writing anthology offers lessons for any journalist covering a complex world While there are no dearth of journalism textbooks on the market, many skim over well-trod territory rather than dive deep into a specialty field. And those that do take that… February 21, 2020 Jacqui Banaszynski “Iowa is a fairy tale.” —Dan Zak of the Washington Post in a story about the 2020 Iowa caucuses February 14, 2020 Jill U. Adams How writers show you the love It’s a predictable moment: A reporter needs some relevant emotion for story, so — recorder running and notebook poised — asks: “How does it feel?”You can insert the situation of… February 14, 2020 Jacqui Banaszynski Previous 1 … 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 … 242 Next
