Author

Jacqui Banaszynski

@JacquiB

Jacqui Banaszynski retired as the endowed Knight Chair in Editing at the Missouri School of Journalism in 2017, is editor at Nieman Storyboard, and a faculty fellow at the Poynter Institute. She won the 1988 Pulitzer Prize in feature writing for “AIDS in the Heartland,” a series about a gay farm couple facing AIDS, and was a finalist for the 1986 Pulitzer in international reporting for her account of the sub-Saharan famine.

How to nurture an editor-reporter partnership

How to nurture an editor-reporter partnership

The editor (and former reporter) reflects on the imperative of knowing and respecting each others' roles
Books are more than their covers

Books are more than their covers

The editor remembers one of her most treasured books, which she will never read but tells a universal story
Journalism awards: Free j-school

Journalism awards: Free j-school

Contest winners and finalists, chosen by fellow professionals, demonstrate journalistic standards and purpose, and reflect the times we live in
A time capsule of journalism's romantic age

A time capsule of journalism’s romantic age

The editor visits the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents' Club, where the company is fascinating, the drinks are cheap and the memories are deep
The why, who and how of interviews

The why, who and how of interviews

A reporter/editor/teacher recommends stepping back to take a crucial first step of thought and planning to ensure effective interviews
Triad ledes: The power of three to tell the story of all

Triad ledes: The power of three to tell the story of all

The "golden mean" of philosophy, nature and art can help writers tell complex stories of issue and policy with intimacy and humanity
True stories embrace the dualities of life

True stories embrace the dualities of life

The editor ponders the emergence of spring as a metaphor for tension inherent in life — and stories
So many newsletters: Reading to learn to write to be read

So many newsletters: Reading to learn to write to be read

The editor reflects on newsletters as a writing form and what they might teach us about various ways to engage readers
Circling your way to a story

Circling your way to a story

The editor muses on how letting your mind wander can sometimes lead to more creative insights and writing
Confessions of a flawed proofreader

Confessions of a flawed proofreader

The editor corrects and apologizes for a fact error, and muses on the challenges of seeing glitches in our own writing