Search results for “5 questions” Showing 761 results War-at-Home Narratives, Their Promise and Failures Narratives that treat the impact of the Iraq War on American families and society often find their central theme in such remarks as “He was proud to serve his country,”… May 3, 2006 The Fever There are two main characters in this series: first, the illness itself, which ravaged Norfolk and Plymouth, Va., in 1855. It killed one out of three people in the communities… April 14, 2006 The Girl: A Surprise in the Ring Seniesa Estrada and her father live in a gang-ridden, poor area of LA. When she’s eight, Seniesa decides she wants to box. It turns out she’s good at it—and that… November 22, 2005 Jon Franklin interviewed by Ole Soennichsen What is your advice on structuring a story while reporting? You report for structure the same way you report for anything else. When you’re reporting for dramatic narrative, you’re reporting… November 18, 2004 Getting In Gross’s series is an example of using profile to examine larger social contexts or processes, in this case the college-admissions game. The style is airy, the content more weighty, the… November 16, 2004 The Line Between Fact and Fiction Journalists should report the truth. Who would deny it? But such a statement does not get us far enough, for it fails to distinguish nonfiction from other forms of expression.… September 7, 2004 Narrative Journalism Comes of Age Editor’s Note: This essay originally appeared in the Fall 2000 issue of Nieman Reports, the Nieman Foundation’s quarterly magazine. Narrative writing is returning to newspapers. No one has added up… October 1, 2001 The Comedy of Life The doctor at the Army base had a young corporal as his assistant to keep track of the paperwork. The young man was curious about the doctor’s affairs. He was… January 1, 1999 Building Character in Three Dimensions We’ve heard it to the point of numbness: “Get people into your stories. Tell it in human terms.”Who’s to argue? Yup, human beings are more interesting than paper creeping through… January 1, 1998 A Writer’s Essay: Seeking the Extraordinary in the Ordinary This essay is based on presentations given in advanced feature writing seminars the author taught at The Washington Post. On Thinking About Intimate Journalism It’s the kiss of death for anyone aspiring… March 28, 1997 Previous 1 … 73 74 75 76 77 Next
