Author 5(ish) Questions: Radio storytelling pioneer Jay Allison and the bite-size “Sonic IDs” The audio vignettes interrupt the expected with the voices and sounds of life on Cape Cod (including the sound of scallops clapping) February 8, 2018 “No single gesture would do more to demonstrate continuity and stability … “ “No single gesture would do more to demonstrate continuity and stability — to show that the government of the United States would continue to function without interruption despite the assassination… February 7, 2018 “The Watchdog” on the importance of storytelling in consumer reporting Dallas Morning News columnist Dave Lieber says he uses the creative writing techniques of New Journalism to help readers with their problems February 6, 2018 Francisco Cantú and “The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches From the Border” The memoir of his life with the Border Patrol combines lyricism and pain, highlighting by turns the futility, absurdity and uniqueness of his time there February 1, 2018 “For what are we without hope in our hearts / That someday we’ll drink from God’s blessed waters / And eat the fruit from the vine / I know love and fortune will be mine / Somewhere across the border.” Why is it so great? Springsteen’s eternal theme of the runaway American dream runs through this song and the entire album it’s on, the Nebraska-esque “The Ghost of Tom Joad.”… January 31, 2018 5(ish) Questions: Richard Marosi and “Without a Country” The longtime border reporter for the Los Angeles Times talks about his prize-winning series about deported immigrants: "They're human beings. They're suffering. They have hard lives." January 30, 2018 The evolution of wartime journalists in Syria: from activists to reporters Six years ago, the staff of Enab Baladi bore (angry) witness to the devastation of their communities; today, they cover stories the international media can't January 25, 2018 “He longed for a past as imagined as it was real.” Why is it great? This story was part of the late writer’s Iraq coverage that won the 2010 Pulitzer Prize in International Reporting. It captures Iraqis’ sense of loss in… January 24, 2018 As Saudi Arabia modernizes, an expat child of its “Little America” creates a time capsule In "Aramco: Above the Oil Fields," photographer Ayesha Malik finds the beautiful in the ordinary of its past -- and present January 23, 2018 5 Tips for Journalists Covering Mental and Behavioral Health Reporters too often fall back on dated stereotypes, distort the nature of illnesses and recovery and rely on shaky sources, speakers at workshop say January 18, 2018 Previous 1 … 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 … 240 Next
