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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,

The Miami Herald: a case study in the rise of literary journalism at newspapers

Anyone interested in narrative journalism at newspapers should see David Duwe Stanton's master's thesis "The Miami Herald and the Miller Effect: Literary Journalism in the 1980s," submitted to the University…
May 27, 2010
In the shadow of the ivory tower: what can university magazines offer narrative journalists?

In the shadow of the ivory tower: what can university magazines offer narrative journalists?

Should university magazine editors regularly challenge their publishers? That’s what Ohio State University Assistant VP for Research Communications Earle Holland suggested last week in a comment on the Knight Science…
May 25, 2010
Michael Kruse on monkey business and narrative writing: &quot;if a story's not moving, a reader is probably stopping&quot;

Michael Kruse on monkey business and narrative writing: "if a story’s not moving, a reader is probably stopping"

We talked by phone this week with St. Petersburg Times reporter Michael Kruse, the author of our latest Notable Narrative. An unusual profile of a monkey on the loose in…
May 20, 2010

Michael Kruse profiles Tampa Bay fugitive

These days, it can be hard for a star to keep up with his Facebook feeds and the television and newspaper stories about him, not to mention where he’s been…
May 19, 2010
Ian Johnson on A Mosque in Munich: narrative as “the sugar around the medicine”

Ian Johnson on A Mosque in Munich: narrative as “the sugar around the medicine”

We spoke this week with writer Ian Johnson about his new book, A Mosque in Munich. After winning a Pulitzer Prize in 2001 for his coverage of the Falun Gong movement…
May 12, 2010
International Journalism Festival in review: talking story in Italy (or, &quot;Is social media really more dangerous than terrorists?&quot;)

International Journalism Festival in review: talking story in Italy (or, "Is social media really more dangerous than terrorists?")

Last month, I went to the International Journalism Festival in Italy for a panel on the future of story in the digital era. Since a potential benefit of the growing number…
May 10, 2010
C.J. Chivers in The New York Times on hitting the mark in Marja

C.J. Chivers in The New York Times on hitting the mark in Marja

Readers familiar with the work of C.J. Chivers might know him best for his portrait of Vladimir Putin from Esquire or the writing that helped The New York Times score…
May 5, 2010
David Finkel on The Good Soldiers: &quot;I’m not obligated to these men, but I do want to tell a story that they recognize&quot;

David Finkel on The Good Soldiers: "I’m not obligated to these men, but I do want to tell a story that they recognize"

Tomorrow, Washington Post national enterprise editor David Finkel will receive the 2010 J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize for The Good Soldiers, a bruising account of a U.S. Army battalion’s service…
May 3, 2010

Robert Darnton looks to the past to imagine future news narratives: Walter Winchell and "paragraph men"

What might life without books look like, and how will the shift to digital texts and images change news narratives? Earlier this month, Nieman Lab staffer Megan Garber wrote about…
April 20, 2010
NPR business reporter Adam Davidson: &quot;many of the best stories come from wandering around a city and wondering what the hell is going on&quot;

NPR business reporter Adam Davidson: "many of the best stories come from wandering around a city and wondering what the hell is going on"

photo credit: Jay PaulWith a lot of journalists pondering narrative in the digital era, we thought it would be interesting to highlight a March collaboration between NPR business reporter Adam…
April 16, 2010