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Challenging the stereotype of Uvalde's plucky child survivor

Challenging the stereotype of Uvalde’s plucky child survivor

By Mallary Tenore TarpleyWashington Post reporter John Woodrow Cox has spent six years covering stories of gun violence and children, fashioning a beat out of one of America’s most heartbreaking…
January 27, 2023
Spending time to report a meditation on the long tail of grief

Spending time to report a meditation on the long tail of grief

By Chip Scanlan When Rick Rojas became a national correspondent for The New York Times, a colleague told him to focus on the second word of his new title. As correspondents,…
January 26, 2023
A profile of a single mom trying to raise a "good man" balances transparency and privacy

A profile of a single mom trying to raise a “good man” balances transparency and privacy

Jose A. Del Real delivers a range of straightforward but sensitive stories in The Washington Post series about "Masculinity in America"
January 19, 2023
Guidance on the lonely road of writing

Guidance on the lonely road of writing

EDITOR’S NOTE: Six mid-career freelance journalists who specialize in science and environmental stories offered takeaways from a weeklong workshop on nonfiction writing held at a guest ranch in Tucson, Arizona.…
January 17, 2023
Making good journalistic trouble, Part IV: Tracing the cause and effect of social issues

Making good journalistic trouble, Part IV: Tracing the cause and effect of social issues

Stories reported through a "re-specification" frame point to the core origins and ultimate consequences of social problems
December 12, 2022
Making good journalistic trouble, Part III: Stories of empowerment and action

Making good journalistic trouble, Part III: Stories of empowerment and action

A Vanderbilt professor argues for stories that help readers and affected people alike see that they can make a difference in the face of social ills
December 9, 2022
How narrative journalists can make "good trouble" to tackle social problems

How narrative journalists can make “good trouble” to tackle social problems

A Vanderbilt history professor makes the case for re-framing social-issues stories in ways that partner with rather than preach to readers
December 6, 2022
The mastery of Supreme Court reporting, Part IV: Pre-reporting possibilities

The mastery of Supreme Court reporting, Part IV: Pre-reporting possibilities

Mark Sherman of the Associated Press anticipates the impact of even the most unlikely Court ruling, then pre-reports and pre-writes multiple ledes
December 2, 2022
The mastery of Supreme Court reporting, Part III: Analysis and meaning over scoops

The mastery of Supreme Court reporting, Part III: Analysis and meaning over scoops

Ian Millhiser of Vox views the Court through a political lens and draws on his law school degree to translate "demon" legal language
December 1, 2022
The mastery of Supreme Court reporting, Part II: The intersection of law and politics

The mastery of Supreme Court reporting, Part II: The intersection of law and politics

Pulitzer winner Lawrence Hurley recently moved from Reuters to NBC where he focuses on the "practical impact" of Court rulings
November 30, 2022