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Andrea Pitzer

@andreapitzer

<a href="https://andreapitzer.com/bio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Andrea Pitzer</strong></a> is the author of three books of narrative nonfiction that explore untold histories. She was the editor of Nieman Storyboard from 2009-2012,

Auschwitz stories told by those who lived them

Auschwitz stories told by those who lived them

The director of the Auschwitz-Birkenau State Museum in Poland has collected hundreds of survivor testimonials, told with a rawness that no outsider could
February 24, 2023
Icy waters, lost treasures, timeless tales and the tricky route to immortality

Icy waters, lost treasures, timeless tales and the tricky route to immortality

A biographer of Arctic explorers writes about the discovery of Shackleton's Endurance and why adventure narratives hold our attention through time
April 6, 2022
Documentary photographer Lori Waselchuk&#039;s &quot;Grace Before Dying&quot; and the ethics of narrative activism

Documentary photographer Lori Waselchuk's "Grace Before Dying" and the ethics of narrative activism

Lori Waselchuk describes herself as a “documentary photographer and arts activist.” We’ve wanted to talk with her for a while about her latest project, “Grace Before Dying,” which focuses on…
March 30, 2012

Keeping you up to date on Storyboard

You might notice editors switching seats in the days ahead. In the interest of keeping readers in the loop, we want to let you know that Storyboard editor Andrea Pitzer…
March 29, 2012
Dahlia Lithwick on long-form, sob stories and the Supreme Court

Dahlia Lithwick on long-form, sob stories and the Supreme Court

In this week’s Notable Narrative, we took a semi-quantitative look at how Dahlia Lithwick’s story on a wrongful conviction used one person’s experience as a narrative thread to present a…
March 23, 2012
Innocent but not exonerated: Dahlia Lithwick explains

Innocent but not exonerated: Dahlia Lithwick explains

In our latest Notable Narrative, “The Exoneration of Bennett Barbour,” Dahlia Lithwick tells the story of a man wrongfully convicted of rape 34 years ago on the basis of eyewitness…
March 22, 2012
What we're watching: Kony 2012, “BLA BLA” and the extra point

What we’re watching: Kony 2012, “BLA BLA” and the extra point

Yesterday at SXSW, a fascinating interactive animation by Quebec filmmaker Vincent Morriset called “BLA BLA” won first prize in the Interactive Art category. While we’re not sure that the treatment of…
March 16, 2012
Narrative journalism around the world: Argentina, Romania, Belgium and the Netherlands

Narrative journalism around the world: Argentina, Romania, Belgium and the Netherlands

America tends to get credit for adding narrative journalism to the literary canon. And there’s no doubt that the combination of timely reporting and timeless writing took on new and…
March 8, 2012

The one about the pig

In narrative journalism, some storylines appear again and again. This week’s Notable Narrative is not one of them.Tampa Bay Times reporter Will Hobson introduces us to a Vietnam veteran's 300-pound emotional…
March 6, 2012
Which CRMA finalists will win big in Vegas?

Which CRMA finalists will win big in Vegas?

The City and Regional Magazine Association and the Missouri School of Journalism recently announced the finalists for the 2012 National City and Regional Magazine Awards. Racking up the most nominations…
March 1, 2012