Search results for “5 questions” Showing 783 results When gun violence visits, a workaday mayor — and hard-working journalist — respond By early August of this year, 253 American cities had been added to the map of mass shootings. For a day or two after yet another event, officials in these… September 18, 2019 Exposing what the police and courts wouldn’t — and what society owes in return It’s difficult to find a writer who isn’t haunted by a story. It could have been the quest that couldn’t catch a glint in an editor’s eye. Maybe one that… September 11, 2019 Revisiting the “Ghost Ship” fire In early December, 2016, a fire broke out during a concert at “Ghost Ship,” a one-time warehouse in Oakland, California, that had been turned, mostly illegally and in fits and… September 6, 2019 A self-made freelance career (with a little help along the way) EDITOR’S NOTE: We came across this interview with freelance journalist Barry Yeoman on the Creatives in Conversation site, run by Allison Kirkland, and are so glad we did. Because now… August 29, 2019 Chasing ghosts that will forever haunt "Ghosts of Highway 20:" Through serendipity, creativity and care, a newspaper in Oregon finds answers 40 years after police and courts failed August 27, 2019 From the caress of love to the fists of fear EDITOR’S NOTE: This week, Nieman Reports magazine takes an unflinching look at domestic violence, and at the challenges and imperative of covering for what it is: not a “crime of… August 23, 2019 Lessons from a relentless “Reporter” “Reporter” had to be the inevitable title for legendary investigative journalist Seymour M. Hersh’s 2018 autobiography. It’s perfect — a simple, proud word that encompasses craft, passion and conscience. In… August 16, 2019 Romancing the moon in the reality of time When it came time to write about the 50th anniversary of man’s first walk on the moon, Charles P. Pierce jettisoned sentimentality like a booster rocket.The opening of Pierce’s July… August 16, 2019 14 hours from event to post: Delivering narrative with context on deadline Since 2015, Michael Kruse of Politico has written hundreds of thousands of words about Donald J. Trump, plumbing the President’s unorthodox campaign tactics, his dubious finances, his penchant for lawsuits,… August 6, 2019 “The house was a fawn-brown color with curved white interior walls and my dead grandmother’s purple velvet drapes still hanging from the curtain rods. A sentence that grabs you by the heart and hooks you into the narrative is one of the most powerful ways to become one with the pages. It also keeps… July 25, 2019 Previous 1 … 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 … 79 Next
