Author What happens to the investigators who see what the rest of us don’t — or won’t? By Jacqui BanaszynskiOne of the tragic realities and outrages of life in America has become the steady drumbeat of gun deaths. The news takes on a Gatling-gun pace — and… April 25, 2023 Six profiles and a first-person approach give dignity to the many faces of homelessness By Trevor PyleIn opening paragraphs of her Chicago Reader piece about six deaths in Chicago last year, Katie Prout makes a rare and daring admission: She reveals that she keeps… April 21, 2023 Reporting and writing scenes: The foundational building block of stories In Narrative Elements 2, Lauren Kessler explores the multiple methods of reporting required to collect the raw material for meaningful scenes April 20, 2023 A new best-of collection of audio storytelling honors narrative podcasting Julia Barton turned her public radio career to the development of story podcasts and now revives the Storyboard series "Audio Danger" April 19, 2023 Ready, fire, aim! aka type, send, think! By Jacqui BanaszynskiA reminder about caution on the keyboard was inspired by last week’s news of the arrest of the Air National Guardsman accused of leaking Pentagon documents that contained… April 18, 2023 What’s in a name? When it comes to podcasting, it can be confusing A Canadian radio journalist fell in love with serial narrative podcasts, and is determined to help them find their known place at the storytelling table April 14, 2023 An annotated guide to narrative magic By Madeline BodinAfter reading a remarkable work of nonfiction, have you ever wished you could learn exactly how the writer created what you just read? I don’t think I’m alone… April 12, 2023 Ruts on the road of a writing career By Jacqui BanaszynskiDo anything often enough and long enough and you probably, at times, fall into the occasional rut. I don’t know of any fellow journalist, no matter their age… April 11, 2023 John Lennon, Jimmy Breslin and (deadline) narrative as the sum of its parts Narrative Elements 1: A narrative nonfiction writer and teacher starts a series that explores narrative journalism element by element April 7, 2023 Getting out of your head ~ and out of the way of a true story By Dale KeigerIf you write for a living and stay with it long enough you will accumulate a bulging folder of journeyman’s work. You don’t renounce it and you don’t… April 6, 2023 Previous 1 … 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 … 245 Next
