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Interviewing as the star of the show

Interviewing as the star of the show

By Jacqui BanaszynskiThe video screens on the back of airplane seats are small and often smudged. But for many years, when I flew twice a week for work, that’s where…
"...just how astonishing this particular moment really is."

“…just how astonishing this particular moment really is.”

—Peter Baker of The New York Times on the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump
A guide to clear writing in tangled times

A guide to clear writing in tangled times

By Katharine GammonRoy Peter Clark says he never meant to write another book about writing.Clark, a senior scholar at The Poynter Institute, had already written or edited 20 books about…
How a 19th century widow stopped the presses — and pioneered deadline reporting

How a 19th century widow stopped the presses — and pioneered deadline reporting

Miriam Leslie inherited a media empire from her husband, then reinvented it with journalism we take for granted today
Reaching for tools to summon the Muse

Reaching for tools to summon the Muse

By Jacqui BanaszynskiConsider the tease of the writer’s muse. We wait and wait and wait for her to show up, and get more anxious about her absence as deadline nears.…
2023 Power of Narrative: The investigation and birth of a personal essay

2023 Power of Narrative: The investigation and birth of a personal essay

By Caren CheslerEssayist and poet Hillery Stone lost her 4-year-old dog not long ago. A door was opened. The dog ran out. Several people who tried to steer the dog…
Divining the "fantastical sea creatures" on the political horizon

Divining the “fantastical sea creatures” on the political horizon

—New York Times chief political analyst Nate Cohn on the possibilities of indictments against Donald J. Trump
Pause before you hit the SEND button

Pause before you hit the SEND button

By Jacqui BanaszynskiI long ago abandoned the illusion that I could block spam from my inboxes, prevent hacks of my accounts or keep much of my private business private. Unless…
The making of a (born) journalist

The making of a (born) journalist

Carl Bernstein of Watergate fame may have been hard-wired to be a reporter but he also worked hard at his craft
A doc film that gently unspools surprises

A doc film that gently unspools surprises

Filmmaker Eloisa Diez follows a trans man's journey to create a family of his own ~ and confronts her own storytelling stereotypes