Story Craft A 9/11 survival story: Honoring accuracy and voice in eyewitness accounts Writing scholar Roy Peter Clark reprises a cousin's escape story, and finds lessons for writers who help people recount personal stories September 9, 2021 Roy Peter Clark From Sept. 11 to COVID: Using the personal to write the global How do you write about a shared event that changes the world, but that we each experience personally? And how do you then share that personal experience back to the… September 8, 2021 Shoba Narayan A panoramic approach to a book about the Sept. 11 boat lift In “The Art of Description: World into Word,” Mark Doty writes that Proust endeavored to “dilate the sentence toward its outer limit, so that one would feel the blur of… September 7, 2021 Jessica DuLong Pitching ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network: Focus on sources and impact "Why does this story need to be told here, in this community? And why does this story need to be told now?" says ProPublica’s managing editor for local August 17, 2021 Carly Stern #6 rule of pitching: Stay focused A good pitch is not a scattershot, but a clearly stated central idea or question that is fresh, relevant, and a fit for the publication July 8, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski Sage writing advice from the editor of Column One Steve Padilla of the Los Angeles Times urges writers to tune up their writing with song June 9, 2021 Madeline Bodin #5 rule of pitching: Make it sparkle Don't lose an interesting idea in a boring pitch May 28, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski How narrative moments can elevate a non-narrative story Little gems of character, dialogue, description and scene make a complex explanatory piece more compelling May 11, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski An award-winning food writer explores the legacy of sexual identity in the food world For Mayukh Sen, a James Beard Award-winning food writer and adjunct professor at NYU, the entry point into food writing has always been the stories of the people behind the… March 9, 2021 Aiman Javed Who, How and Why? What we can learn from an interview with the Super Bowl streaker Curiosity grounds all good journalism. Following up on curiosity — wondering about everything, and then caring to find out — is what makes journalism soar.Lane DeGregory finds and follows stories… February 12, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski Previous 1 … 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 … 39 Next
