Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting. Plus: Claire Willett on Trump upending federal grants for artists and writers.

"How do you really come to understand the aftermath of a tragedy and the people who are most affected by it?"

As anti-DEI and anti-trans language gets battled in court, the grant writer offers advice on how journalists, writers, and artists should proceed.

Plus: A guide to pitching podcasts, and author Matt Bell's inspiration from screenwriting.

Plus: visual storytelling from ProPublica and The New York Times.

Journalist and author Kim Cross on organizing your reporting and preparing for the process.

Plus: Robert Caro digs into his personal archives, and The Guardian's Jessica Reed shares what she's looking for in story pitches.

After years working in newsrooms, Kara Cutruzzula uses her journalism skills to tell stories for the stage.

The author of "The Heartbreak Years" embraced being "shameless" in telling her own story.

"You can take the reader out of that present moment and plop them somewhere else, and it can be meaningful, it can be strategic."