Story Craft

Power of Narrative: Compelling stories delivered on tight deadline

Power of Narrative: Compelling stories delivered on tight deadline

How The Wall Street Journal has produced the daily narrative podcast "The Journal." for five years with focused content and a classic story structure
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
Two journalists talk to the bots — who talk back — about the pros and pitfalls of AI

Two journalists talk to the bots — who talk back — about the pros and pitfalls of AI

"Once we accept that AI is flawed, we can use it responsibly, even relish in what it has to offer." ~ journalism professor Casey Frechette
Writing in bursts of freedom

Writing in bursts of freedom

A science journalist who typically writes to a structure experimented with free-form bursts she learned from playing with paint and music
A hockey lover writes a perfect "deke"

A hockey lover writes a perfect “deke”

In a quick personal post, a veteran journalist executes a disciplined fake that keeps readers engaged — and rewards them with a surprise
Gifts for reporters and writers!

Gifts for reporters and writers!

Just in time for the holidays — or any day — journalist and author Kim Cross shares her must-have reporting and writing tools
A New York Times Insider piece takes readers beyond the public persona

A New York Times Insider piece takes readers beyond the public persona

By Jacqui BanaszynskiThe primary New York Times obit of Henry Kissinger listed it as a “38 MIN READ.” I checked the clock, my to-do list and my energy level. Then…
The Post-it puzzle of a big writing project

The Post-it puzzle of a big writing project

Author and journalism teacher Mallary Tenore Tarpley uses Post-its and origami paper to outline her reported memoir on eating disorders

Notes from a nonfiction writing workshop

From the mountains of Romania to storytellers everywhere: Sharing key lessons from a five-day immersion in craft
How a 9/11 narrative guided a gun violence narrative 22 years later

How a 9/11 narrative guided a gun violence narrative 22 years later

Reporters from The Dallas Morning News pieced together a tick-tock of a deadly mall shooting, starting with "normal aspects of life"