Author “No matter how long we study them, the images are unfathomable. No matter how quickly we look away, they are unforgettable.” —Chuck Haga, Sept. 16, 2001, the Star Tribune of the Twin Cities September 12, 2018 Christopher Solomon on how he captured the controversial wolf man of Washington Before Christopher Solomon took on the case of the wolf researcher who ignited a political firestorm, the situation had sparked plenty of regional coverage. In particular, The Seattle Times, where… September 11, 2018 “Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” —Poet Mary Oliver, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award September 5, 2018 Rebecca Solnit’s long and winding road through the tangled tale of politics The opening paragraph of Rebecca Solnit’s new LitHub essay, “Why the President Must Be Impeached,” is a single sentence, 88 words long. It is one of the shortest paragraphs in… September 4, 2018 “Do not despair of our present difficulties. We believe always in the promise and greatness of America, because nothing is inevitable here.” —U.S. Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona, 1936-1998 August 29, 2018 Erika Hayasaki on the reality of landing a big freelance story In the second of a two-parter, the former LA Times reporter scrutinizes the first pitch – and then the revision – that earned her a cover piece in Wired August 28, 2018 Parachute reporting in a foreign land: Getting it fast and getting it right To cover the Kilauea volcano, Simon Romero had to push past tourist brochures, myths and cliches to discover a more authentic Hawai'i August 23, 2018 “Words. Words upon the wind. What will endure, perhaps is what I have written. If so, it is enough.” —Journalist and Pulitzer Prize winning novelist Geraldine Brooks August 22, 2018 Erika Hayasaki on how to leave the newsroom and kill it as a freelancer Journalist, professor, author, mother – How does she do it all? With passion, persistence, another paycheck and perspective: "I'm not just one story." August 21, 2018 Q&A: How a letter, honesty and patience won the trust of a shamed school cop Washington Post narrative writer Eli Saslow answers an essential question: "How'd he get that guy to talk to him?" August 16, 2018 Previous 1 … 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 … 240 Next
