Notable Narratives The Pulitzer at 100: Michael Parks and the unraveling of apartheid Former foreign correspondent Scott Kraft reflects on an unflinching portrait of a nation on the brink of historic change by his Los Angeles Times predecessor in South Africa September 8, 2016 Scott Kraft Notable Narrative: Shane Bauer and “My Four Months as a Private Prison Guard” The Mother Jones reporter on the risks, rewards and lessons learned after going undercover inside America’s private prison system July 21, 2016 Davis Harper From Esquire Classic: Tom Junod on “Missing” Tiffany Whitton was last seen on video surveillance footage from a Marietta, Georgia, Walmart one night in September 2013. The video shows the twenty-six-year-old woman intoxicated and shoplifting; with her… May 6, 2016 Alex Belth Esquire Classic: Mark Warren on the odyssey of Stephanie Lee, “Patient Zero” Shortly after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast in 2005, Esquire executive editor Mark Warren and writer at large Tom Junod drove to Mississippi to visit the displaced families of… March 2, 2016 Alex Belth Esquire Classic: Mark Zwonitzer on the making of “What It Takes” “What It Takes,” Richard Ben Cramer’s exhaustive account of the 1988 presidential election, took so long to report and write—six years in all—that it wasn’t published until the 1992 election.… February 24, 2016 Alex Belth From Esquire Classic: Bill Zehme and Johnny Carson’s last interview ever Esquire marked Trevor Noah’s transition to hosting “The Daily Show” by putting him on the cover of its March 2016 issue (see “Trevor Noah…Is Not Like You”). Noah has to step… February 16, 2016 Alex Belth From Esquire Classic: Looking at John Sack’s “M” John Sack is an integral part of Esquire lore. This was the guy who sneaked aboard an American landing ship during the Korean War to interview Chinese POWs; the guy… January 28, 2016 Aleszu Bajak Notable Narrative: Ken Armstrong, T. Christian Miller and “An Unbelievable Story of Rape” Two reporters working for different organizations combined to create a better story January 26, 2016 Michael Fitzgerald “My Travels with the Curse of Maracaña” If Amy O’Leary describes a piece as “crazy fantastic digital storytelling” —— you can bet it’s true. And so it is, with “My Travels with the Curse of Maracaña,” a 2014 “World Cup… June 6, 2014 Paige Williams Two writers, one tough subject Two notable narratives for your consideration this week, both on the loss of a loved one, to cancer:In “The Day I Started Lying to Ruth,” a long reported essay in New… May 16, 2014 Paige Williams Previous 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 44 Next
