Notable Narratives Lost in the Waves What could be more dramatic than the story of a father and son swept nine miles out to sea, floating overnight together and then alone, uncertain of survival? In the… December 4, 2009 Andrea Pitzer Fallout: Brookhaven National Lab’s Legacy in the Pacific While we love the classic storytelling of Gary Smith or Chris Jones, sometimes a Notable Narrative attracts our attention even if it sits on the border between narrative and straight… November 20, 2009 Andrea Pitzer The Power of One When high school athlete Bonnie Richardson won the Texas Class 1A track team championship all by herself, it was a big deal. Then she did it again the next year.… November 6, 2009 Andrea Pitzer Sexual Warfare in the Democratic Republic of the Congo Our latest Notable Narrative comes from The Sydney Morning Herald. Photojournalist Kate Geraghty and reporter Jonathan Pearlman have assembled striking still images, video and reported summaries to document the systematic… October 23, 2009 Andrea Pitzer 8 Reasons to put noise in your narrative Let me set one thing straight: I don't believe that audio is necessarily the best way to tell a story. But I’ve spent more than a decade in this beast… September 29, 2009 Clark Boyd End of the Line If fictional detective Philip Marlowe closed up shop and started traveling the country as an itinerant reporter, he might sound something like Charlie LeDuff in “End of the Line,” our… September 25, 2009 Andrea Pitzer Escape from North Korea In our second Notable Narrative for August, North Korean defectors ride a train 2,000 miles across China in an effort to make their way to South Korea. National Geographic’s Tom… August 21, 2009 Andrea Pitzer Why Didn’t They Stop Him? The first Notable Narrative for August recounts the history of Vernetta Cockerham, a woman whose estranged husband killed one of her children and very nearly ended her life, too.The story,… August 8, 2009 Andrea Pitzer The Disposable Superstar After playing for six teams in five years, NBA star Chauncey Billups had a reputation as a prodigy who didn’t pan out. “The Disposable Superstar,” our latest Notable Narrative, is the story… July 24, 2009 Andrea Pitzer For Their Own Good July’s first Notable Narrative tells a story of abuse at The Florida School for Boys. St. Petersburg Times reporters Ben Montgomery and Waveney Ann Moore use the account of one… July 10, 2009 Constance Hale Previous 1 … 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 … 44 Next
