Strictly Q&A

5 Questions: Pop-Up Magazine's Doug McGray and the pleasures of live storytelling

5 Questions: Pop-Up Magazine’s Doug McGray and the pleasures of live storytelling

The editor of the ephemeral multimedia performances talks about bringing journalism to life onstage, and meeting the coolest people in the audiences
5(ish) Questions: Bill Sanderson and the JFK assassination "Bulletins from Dallas"

5(ish) Questions: Bill Sanderson and the JFK assassination “Bulletins from Dallas”

The new biography of UPI reporter Merriman "Smitty" Smith, who won a Pulitzer for his coverage of the biggest political shocker of the 20th century, has so much journalism drama…
5 Questions: Alex Tizon and "In the Land of Missing Persons"

5 Questions: Alex Tizon and “In the Land of Missing Persons”

The Pulitzer winner (and two-time finalist) talks about covering the aftermath of a school shooting a different way: "the truth is obviously so much uglier and so much messier and…
5 Questions: Hanna Rosin and "The Silicon Valley Suicides"

5 Questions: Hanna Rosin and “The Silicon Valley Suicides”

Tomorrow’s journalists exploring the masters of today Jacqui Banaszynski is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who now is an endowed Knight Chair  professor at the Missouri School of Journalism. Last semester,…
5(ish) Questions: Charlotte Magazine and the shooting of Keith Scott

5(ish) Questions: Charlotte Magazine and the shooting of Keith Scott

Editor Michael Graff talks about how his small staff refused to be just "the magazine that gives you the best restaurants and places to live" and covered the unrest in…
5(ish) Questions: The creators of "visual narrative start-up" Primer Stories

5(ish) Questions: The creators of “visual narrative start-up” Primer Stories

Tim Lillis and Joe Alterio talk about combining written stories and visual ones on a site they hope will appeal to both longform lovers and listicle lushes.
5 Questions: Robert Sanchez and "Colorado Springs' Identity Crisis"

5 Questions: Robert Sanchez and “Colorado Springs’ Identity Crisis”

The 5280 magazine writer talks about avoiding caricature in an extreme city and capturing a "sense of place in an authentic way"
5(ish) Questions: René Koster and a stunning voyage to Antarctica

5(ish) Questions: René Koster and a stunning voyage to Antarctica

In the competitive world of professional photography, René Koster takes a back seat to his subjects. His photos don’t scream out, “Hey, look how clever I am!” but rather they…
5(ish) Questions: Photographer Niki Boon on documenting her children "Wild and Free"

5(ish) Questions: Photographer Niki Boon on documenting her children “Wild and Free”

Reminiscent of Sally Mann's work, her photos summon the childhood many people had for moments, maybe on a camping trip, or wish they had
5(ish) Questions: Adam Hochschild and Texaco's secret support for Franco in the Spanish Civil War

5(ish) Questions: Adam Hochschild and Texaco’s secret support for Franco in the Spanish Civil War

The historian talks about smuggling an investigative sense of urgency—the feeling that there's something hidden that we ought to know—into the past