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Emily Sohn

@tidepoolsinc

Emily Sohn is a freelance journalist in Minneapolis, whose stories have appeared in the New York Times, National Geographic, Outside, the Washington Post, Nature, bioGraphic, and many other publications. She also teaches, leads workshops, and writes books for young people. tidepoolsinc.com

Nut grafs (or graphs): How five sentences can help a writer focus

Nut grafs (or graphs): How five sentences can help a writer focus

A freelancer who teaches college journalism leaned on friends, social media, and a simple template to help students find the center of a story
Is it real? Or is it Instagram?

Is it real? Or is it Instagram?

The Internet of 2019 is rife with social-media influencers and articles about them. Much of the coverage is fawning and superficial: how to become one, how to make $3,000  per Instagram…