Articles Will this date ever fade? It’s that date again. The one we might even not think about for awhile, or at least send to a distant corner, until it’s upon us with the force and… September 11, 2019 Jacqui Banaszynski Exposing what the police and courts wouldn’t — and what society owes in return It’s difficult to find a writer who isn’t haunted by a story. It could have been the quest that couldn’t catch a glint in an editor’s eye. Maybe one that… September 11, 2019 Chip Scanlan A new “true story” award honors longform nonfiction from around the world The ceremony was held in a gilded, 115-year-old opera house in Bern, Switzerland. A giant faux bear shared the stage with a prominent news anchor, who emceed the event in… September 6, 2019 Jacqui Banaszynski A bag of ashes, a research-loving reporter, the public library, and a three-hour hunt It was an intriguing bit of crowd-sourcing: Police in Portland, Oregon, said they had “exhausted all resources” in attempts to find relatives or friends of a dead WWII veteran, and… September 6, 2019 Trevor Pyle Revisiting the “Ghost Ship” fire In early December, 2016, a fire broke out during a concert at “Ghost Ship,” a one-time warehouse in Oakland, California, that had been turned, mostly illegally and in fits and… September 6, 2019 Jacqui Banaszynski A self-made freelance career (with a little help along the way) EDITOR’S NOTE: We came across this interview with freelance journalist Barry Yeoman on the Creatives in Conversation site, run by Allison Kirkland, and are so glad we did. Because now… August 29, 2019 Allison Kirkland Shop class: Stuck before you start? Eat a cookie, take a walk, set it out for the elves I’m not usually struck with writer’s block. I’ve been a journalist for 40 years; when you work for a daily newspaper you are not allowed that luxury. You report, you… August 28, 2019 Laurie Hertzel Chasing ghosts that will forever haunt "Ghosts of Highway 20:" Through serendipity, creativity and care, a newspaper in Oregon finds answers 40 years after police and courts failed August 27, 2019 Chip Scanlan From the caress of love to the fists of fear EDITOR’S NOTE: This week, Nieman Reports magazine takes an unflinching look at domestic violence, and at the challenges and imperative of covering for what it is: not a “crime of… August 23, 2019 Ricki Morell Reclaiming history with jars of dirt, and building stories from the ground up EDITOR’S NOTE: Four hundred years ago, a Portugueses ship landed at a port in Virginia. Its cargo was “20 and odd” humans — the survivors of a horrendous crossing from… August 23, 2019 Kim Cross Previous 1 … 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 … 246 Next
