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A conversation with Tommy Tomlinson: Getting naked in print and public

A conversation with Tommy Tomlinson: Getting naked in print and public

A writer who tells intimate stories of others turns his notebook on himself in a searing memoir that undresses his own and America's obesity
October 9, 2018
How a Rubik's cube helped a father understand the puzzle of his son

How a Rubik’s cube helped a father understand the puzzle of his son

New York Times sports reporter John Branch explores competitive "speedcubing," where awkward outsiders find a home
September 28, 2018
"No matter how long we study them, the images are unfathomable. No matter how quickly we look away, they are unforgettable."

“No matter how long we study them, the images are unfathomable. No matter how quickly we look away, they are unforgettable.”

—Chuck Haga, Sept. 16, 2001, the Star Tribune of the Twin Cities
September 12, 2018
Christopher Solomon on how he captured the controversial wolf man of Washington

Christopher Solomon on how he captured the controversial wolf man of Washington

Before Christopher Solomon took on the case of the wolf researcher who ignited a political firestorm, the situation had sparked plenty of regional coverage. In particular, The Seattle Times, where…
September 11, 2018
Immigration reporting from the inside-out: through the mouths and eyes of babes

Immigration reporting from the inside-out: through the mouths and eyes of babes

Dan Barry and a team of New York Times reporters channel the voices of children held in migrant detention camps
August 14, 2018
Feeding the world – and feeling despair

Feeding the world – and feeling despair

A former farmer turns to writing to uncover the global crisis of farmer suicides – and plants the seeds of a response
June 12, 2018
The story ideas Mother Jones' managing editor wants to see

The story ideas Mother Jones’ managing editor wants to see

The magazine is known for its hard-hitting investigations, but Ian Gordon says, “We write so much about bad actors that we're always looking for people to bring some levity to…
April 17, 2018
"The Watchdog" on the importance of storytelling in consumer reporting

“The Watchdog” on the importance of storytelling in consumer reporting

Dallas Morning News columnist Dave Lieber says he uses the creative writing techniques of New Journalism to help readers with their problems
February 6, 2018
How to get the attention of a senior editor at Smithsonian Magazine

How to get the attention of a senior editor at Smithsonian Magazine

Jennie Rothenberg Gritz says of story pitches she accepts: "There has to be something surprising and narratively interesting there."
November 14, 2017
5(ish) Questions: "Bodega Stories" creator talks about her love for the corner store

5(ish) Questions: “Bodega Stories” creator talks about her love for the corner store

As a Silicon Valley startup outrages Latinos and others with its automated "bodega," journalist Amaris Castillo speaks up for the human connection
October 12, 2017