Search results for “5 questions” Showing 761 results Nora Ephron on writing: 7 tips Before she wrote Silkwood, before she fictionalized her divorce from Carl Bernstein in the novel Heartburn, before she felt bad about her neck or put Sally with Harry or gifted the world with “I’ll… June 29, 2012 Jaimee Rose on a personal mystery, guiding forces, the importance of fripperies and the meaning of life In “Question of a Lifetime,” our latest Notable Narrative, Arizona Republic features writer Jaimee Rose tells a moving story about her grandfather’s search for answers regarding a top-secret mission he… June 22, 2012 Justin Heckert, CRMA Writer of the Year: inside his winning stories Every spring, the City and Regional Magazine Association names a Writer of the Year, and twice the organization has handed Justin Heckert that honor. Heckert won recently for Atlanta magazine… June 15, 2012 David Grann on the making of "The Yankee Comandante" From the moment David Grann’s “The Yankee Comandante” appeared in the New Yorker last week, readers have been talking about it, hailing the tale of political intrigue, passion and heartbreak… June 8, 2012 Kiera Feldman on investigative narrative, trauma reporting, true believers and tricky description In “Grace in Broken Arrow,” our newest Notable Narrative, Brooklyn-based freelancer Kiera Feldman unfurls an investigative story about child sex abuse and institutional accountability at a private evangelical Christian school outside of Tulsa,… June 1, 2012 Father's Day, by Buzz Bissinger: an excerpt Narrative legend Buzz Bissinger, whose books include A Prayer for the City and the No. 1 New York Times best-seller Friday Night Lights, visited his alma mater the Nieman Foundation last week… May 24, 2012 "Why’s this so good?" No. 43: "Radio Diaries" on teenage drama Boxing stories leave me cold. Like many sports stories, they seem to assume an audience of fans who will be thrilled − rather than sickened − by a narrative built on grueling workouts, bloodied… May 22, 2012 What we're following: truthiness in narrative It’s been a volatile few months for ethics in storytelling, what with the unprecedented “This American Life” retraction of monologist Mike Daisey’s Apple story, and with the unfurled furor over… May 17, 2012 Wright Thompson on identity, clarity, editing, voodoo and the deadline virtues of Lionel Ritchie We chose Wright Thompson’s ESPN.com piece “The Kid Who Wasn't There” as our latest Notable Narrative because the story added a chilling layer to the odd life story of Guerdwich… May 11, 2012 Wright Thompson and the lingering saga of a lone star Our new “Notable Narrative,” “The Kid Who Wasn’t There,” by Wright Thompson of ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine, unearths the other half of the strange tale of Guerdwich Montimere, a… May 10, 2012 Previous 1 … 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 … 77 Next