Story Annotations How the magic of mushrooms inspired magical science writing about ecology Ferris Jabr follows a forest ecologist into the woods to listen to the conversations that happen above and below ground February 3, 2021 Alla Katsnelson Reconstructing the tragedy of COVID from the epicenter of New York City’s outbreak Zooming in on a hard-hit corner of multi-cultural Queens, Dan Barry, Annie Correal and a New York Times team dared to get close and gain trust January 7, 2021 Chip Scanlan A profile of police victim George Floyd also explored the health toll of racism A Washington Post series examined facets of systemic racism, and revealed aspects of Floyd's life story that raise deeper societal questions December 1, 2020 Carly Stern The project pitch that won funding from the International Women’s Media Foundation "Don't start from the grant; start from the story," says reporter Ylenia Gostoli October 23, 2020 Carly Stern Reporting beyond the first headlines On August 23 of this year, Kenosha, Wisconsin, joined the litany of American cities beset by street protests in the wake of the police shooting of a Black man. In… October 14, 2020 Chip Scanlan An intimate narrative from inside a COVID-afflicted nursing home — reported by phone Katie Engelhart on the reality of nursing homes and the undercovered issue of elder care in America: "We all think we won't end up in a nursing home." October 7, 2020 Carly Stern Narrative of Oregon town’s hellish wildfire experience is a lesson in deadline writing This past Labor Day, three reporters in Salem, Oregon were enjoying the holiday weekend. They’d done a good job preparing stories in advance so they wouldn’t have to scramble the… September 29, 2020 Kim Cross How Reveal investigated the systemic abuse of America’s caregivers An investigative series exposed the entrenched practice of exploiting care workers for profit, giving silenced and underpaid caregivers a voice September 22, 2020 Carly Stern What challenged Andrea Pitzer to write what she calls her best work ever When she set out from Russian port of Murmansk on a 60-foot sailboat headed to Novaya Zemlya in August 2019, journalist Andrea Pitzer had few expectations. She hoped to visit… September 10, 2020 Cheryl Katz Economic Hardship Reporting Project seeks story pitches that personalize poverty "Mine your life," says managing director David Wallis; think about what you’re an expert in and share that story September 2, 2020 Carly Stern Previous 1 … 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 … 19 Next
