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Cynthia Gorney

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Cynthia Gorney is a award-winning writer and book author who reported for the the national, international and Style sections of The Washington Post. She has been a contributing writer for several national magazines, including The New York Times Magazine and National Geographic. She is an emeritus journalism professor at the University of California at Berkeley.

Mic drop? A veteran longform writer trades notebook for headphones, text for sound

Mic drop? A veteran longform writer trades notebook for headphones, text for sound

 The email response to my story pitch came from the senior producer.   It read, more or less:We want this.  But do you have a clue how to do it?The actual…
Finding stories within the mess

Finding stories within the mess

Editor's note: This is the third piece covering this year’s “Power of Storytelling” conference in Bucharest. For the setup, and to watch Esquire's Chris Jones talk about the intersection of storytelling…