Articles Free writing: Releasing your inner artist Somewhere in the early pages of “Draft No. 4: On the Writing Process,” John McPhee gives a nod to daily news reporters. The author and New Yorker writer was explaining… January 23, 2020 Jacqui Banaszynski Four hundred years of harsh history delivered in 8,000 unflinching words Nikole Hannah-Jones anchors "The 1619 Project" in the New York Times with a reported essay that weaves historical events and personal experience January 17, 2020 Lisa Grace Lednicer An investigative journalist takes a yearly “leap out of the comfort zone” into fiction Every journalist has an unfinished novel or a screenplay tucked in their desk drawer or hard drive. Of course, that’s not true in every case, but there’s no doubt a… January 15, 2020 Chip Scanlan When the story we cover becomes our own It’s an all-too-familiar story. Another American factory closes, the latest in a long line in the last three decades that has seen American manufacturing devastated by foreign competition. This time… January 10, 2020 Chip Scanlan Not just another sappy Christmas story Reporters of a certain place and time — Eugene, Oregon, in the 1970s — loved to tell stories about how they were hired. At the time, the Eugene Register-Guard was… January 3, 2020 Dean Rea, Jacqui Banaszynski The narrative of the year behind? Start now Come the close of any calendar year, and look-back pieces are as common as failed New Year resolutions. At the close of a decade — even more.So when one rises… January 1, 2020 Jacqui Banaszynski, Thomas Curwen A career newspaperwoman visits the Newseum in its final days Today is the last day for the Newseum, that glitzy, over-the-top temple to journalism in Washington, D.C. It lasted 11 years, eight months and 20 days — shorter than most… December 31, 2019 Lisa Grace Lednicer Gratitude Notes (#28): A writer’s wish for the ages Editor’s note: We close 2019, and our month of Gratitude Notes, with a last note of reflection and aspiration. It seems fitting as we go forward. My father read newspapers out… December 31, 2019 Gratitude Notes (#27): Readers who reach out, sources who let us in Editor’s note: This month, we bring you brief reminders from pros around the world about what or who helped them forward in their careers. I’m grateful for readers, for those who… December 30, 2019 Gratitude Notes (#26): The internet as archival magic Editor’s note: This month, we bring you brief reminders from pros around the world about what or who helped them forward in their careers.In broad… December 29, 2019 Previous 1 … 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 … 247 Next
