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"...just how astonishing this particular moment really is."

“…just how astonishing this particular moment really is.”

By Jacqui BanaszynskiContext is a core to good reporting, especially when current events are informed by history, law, geopolitics, culture, economics or the many other things that complicate modern life.…
March 31, 2023
A guide to clear writing in tangled times

A guide to clear writing in tangled times

By Katharine GammonRoy Peter Clark says he never meant to write another book about writing.Clark, a senior scholar at The Poynter Institute, had already written or edited 20 books about…
March 31, 2023
2023 Power of Narrative: The investigation and birth of a personal essay

2023 Power of Narrative: The investigation and birth of a personal essay

By Caren CheslerEssayist and poet Hillery Stone lost her 4-year-old dog not long ago. A door was opened. The dog ran out. Several people who tried to steer the dog…
March 24, 2023
The making of a (born) journalist

The making of a (born) journalist

By Don NelsonWhen we first meet Carl Bernstein (as portrayed by Dustin Hoffman) in the opening minutes of “All the President’s Men,” he’s a shambles. Shaggy hair, tieless, frayed shirt…
March 17, 2023
‘Good versus good’ stories that unravel complex societal problems

‘Good versus good’ stories that unravel complex societal problems

By Carly SternFor Nathan Heller, Lowell High School had always represented the road not taken. Heller had applied to Lowell when he was a teenager growing up in San Francisco,…
March 10, 2023
Reconstructing a fractured life and broken system

Reconstructing a fractured life and broken system

L.A. Times reporter Thomas Curwen traced the life of one schizophrenia sufferer to tell a bigger story of society's challenges with mental health
March 3, 2023
Keeping it real in a news reporting class

Keeping it real in a news reporting class

By Howard SinkerThe news reporting class I teach probably isn’t what you’d expect. The college where I teach doesn’t offer a journalism degree — and I’m good with that. My…
February 28, 2023
Courage and empathy: Winners of the 2023 American Mosaic Journalism Prize

Courage and empathy: Winners of the 2023 American Mosaic Journalism Prize

By Monique Brouillette and Jacqui BanaszynskiCongratulations to Cerise Castle and Carvell Wallace, this year’s recipients of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize. The prize was launched in 2018 by the Heising-Simons…
February 17, 2023
Jon Mooallem's narrative on the Camp Fire: "The value is in the telling"

Jon Mooallem’s narrative on the Camp Fire: “The value is in the telling”

The experienced author and magazine writer takes on the aftermath of California's biggest wildfire with insecurity and empathy
February 16, 2023
A veteran newsman teaches writing through music

A veteran newsman teaches writing through music

Chuck Haga and his students exchange favorite music of their generations to explore metaphor and meaning that can make writing sparkle
February 3, 2023