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Chasing ghosts that will forever haunt

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

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Exposing the scourge of domestic violence
August 23, 2019
A sex worker plunges to her death and a reporter demands to know: Who was she?

A sex worker plunges to her death and a reporter demands to know: Who was she?

Dan Barry led a team at The New York Times to uncover a name, a life history, and the sinister world of power and exploitation on 40th Road
June 4, 2019
A tribute: On Herman Wouk and the incandescence of "Youngblood Hawke"

A tribute: On Herman Wouk and the incandescence of “Youngblood Hawke”

A 12-year-old Chip Scanlan "borrowed" his brother's book, read under the covers by flashlight, and vowed to become a writer
May 28, 2019
On trial for the Ghost Ship warehouse fire: Was an accused villain miscast as the bad guy?

On trial for the Ghost Ship warehouse fire: Was an accused villain miscast as the bad guy?

When Elizabeth Weil thought of profiling Max Harris, one of two people facing criminal charges for Oakland’s deadly Ghost Ship fire, she figured another reporter must already be on the…
May 14, 2019
How The New York Times tracked public data to produce "Killing Khashoggi"

How The New York Times tracked public data to produce “Killing Khashoggi”

A new breed of investigative reporters are tapping into digital surveillance, open-source tools and social media to create powerful video narratives
May 9, 2019
From a caress of love to a fist of fear

From a caress of love to a fist of fear

The New Yorker story "A Raised Hand," by Rachel Louise Snyder, is the foundation of a new book on the scourge of domestic violence
May 7, 2019
A young journalist is inspired by fickle spring weather (and an old newspaper story)

A young journalist is inspired by fickle spring weather (and an old newspaper story)

How a 300-word assignment, and a quick read of Ken Fuson's "What a Day!" from 1995, was channeled into a nonfiction prose poem
April 30, 2019
Learning from what seem the unkindest cuts

Learning from what seem the unkindest cuts

A science journalist comes to terms with what is lost — and not — when favorite passages are edited out of her long-form story
April 24, 2019
Hitting home runs with story pitches

Hitting home runs with story pitches

Agents and editors at the 2019 Power of Narrative conference lob feedback and advice in a live pitch session
April 5, 2019