From the Editor How Memorial Day memories become today’s stories The Memorial Day weekend caught me by surprise. After 16 months of no travel, and a schedule dictated only by this weekly newsletter, I lost the daily rhythm of showing… May 31, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski How lessons from past stories can inform future stories My morning NPR ritual recently brought back two major landmarks in my journalism career this past week. May 18 was both the 41st anniversary of the eruption of Mount St.… May 26, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski Writing: Nine parts mechanic, one part muse I spent the early years of my journalism career struggling with pretty much everything about the job, but especially with the writing. The reporting was often uncomfortable as I pushed… May 20, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski The slogging reality of writing The daughter of a friend reached out to me recently, seeking a bit of advice. She’s a young millennial and, after dabbling in various dabbles, she’s come back around to… April 26, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski Some uncomfortable challenges facing journalism Some core questions I have about the challenges facing journalists were revived by a few things I read last week. None were surprising, but all carried nagging concerns that date… April 13, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski Common-sense questions don’t always yield common-sense answers We invite you to spend a few moments traveling the world with photographers who, despite the risks of COVID, have remained on the front lines of storytelling. For more than… April 9, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski Writing about nostalgia for homelands Speculation runs hot these days about a return to some kind of post-pandemic normal. Among my employed journalism friends, that raises the question: When do you think you’ll go back?… March 22, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski When the story of one is the story of many The number, when it landed, should have been no surprise. Even so, it held the power to shock. I spent a week bracing myself for news that the COVID death… March 1, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski The teaching power of obituaries The final "life story" demands sensitive interviewing, strong character development, the arc of narrative and foolproof fact-checking February 23, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski Metrics can’t always or instantly measure impact It has become an all-too-common question, from students and young journalists and even struggling veterans: Why does this work matter if nothing changes?I could spend a lifetime of study and… February 15, 2021 Jacqui Banaszynski Previous 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next
