Story Craft

A reporter/editor/teacher recommends stepping back to take a crucial first step of thought and planning to ensure effective interviews

Separating empathy from advocacy, and practicing it as a tool of better listening and more complete stories

In a long feature story, two related or resonant threads can be woven to make a piece that is both complex and clear

How The Wall Street Journal has produced the daily narrative podcast "The Journal." for five years with focused content and a classic story structure

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

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

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

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

Just in time for the holidays — or any day — journalist and author Kim Cross shares her must-have reporting and writing tools

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…