Author Reporting beyond the first headlines On August 23 of this year, Kenosha, Wisconsin, joined the litany of American cities beset by street protests in the wake of the police shooting of a Black man. In… October 14, 2020 How a reporter tracked good intentions to problematic consequences in family court An offhand remark by a source caught Stephanie Clifford’s interest. More than a year later, the reporter revealed a harrowing problem previously obscured in the murk of the family court… October 13, 2020 #2 rule of pitching: Respect submission protocols Following form doesn't have to limit creativity, and shows you are a professional October 9, 2020 An intimate narrative from inside a COVID-afflicted nursing home — reported by phone Katie Engelhart on the reality of nursing homes and the undercovered issue of elder care in America: "We all think we won't end up in a nursing home." October 7, 2020 The struggle to define cinematic writing I’ve been struggling to find the right term for the nonfiction writing I most admire. Whether written by Joan Didion, David Grann, Susan Orlean, Héctor Tobar, Isabel Wilkerson, or Gene… October 6, 2020 Pitching a new editor: Don’t be too clever A successful freelancer confesses how her "motor mouth" can turn off editors and tank her good ideas October 1, 2020 How a viral tweet led to a sensitive story on family, race and America It was the kind of tweet a lot of people would thumb past with no more than a quick “like.” But when Jaweed Kaleem read about a one-woman Black Lives… September 30, 2020 Narrative of Oregon town’s hellish wildfire experience is a lesson in deadline writing This past Labor Day, three reporters in Salem, Oregon were enjoying the holiday weekend. They’d done a good job preparing stories in advance so they wouldn’t have to scramble the… September 29, 2020 #1 rule of pitching: Study the publication Researching the basics of the site you're pitching to — story length, purpose and tone — reveals respect for the work of reporting September 25, 2020 Wisdom from Melissa Fay Greene about deep reporting on sensitive subjects Her Atlantic story following the fate of adopted Romanian orphans delves into science, psychology and the tricky shoals of parenthood September 23, 2020 Previous 1 … 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 … 245 Next
