Search results for “The Pitch” Showing 353 results Nieman Storyboard Notable Narratives Nieman Storyboard Best of 2025: Your favorite stories — and storytellers — of the year (Part 2) Here are some of your favorite stories, books, podcasts, documentaries …… March 12, 2024 How a business reporter approached a story about sex-content influencers Drew Harwell peeked behind the screen of OnlyFans, a social media sex site, for The Washington Post's "creator economy" series January 17, 2024 David Grann Part 2: Craft wisdom and breaking into narrative nonfiction The renowned author shares insights on vetting story ideas, meticulous research and revision, the value of editors and pitching The New Yorker January 11, 2024 Peek inside a successful book proposal Author Kim Cross annotates the lengthy proposal that landed a contract for the book that revisits the 1993 Polly Klaas kidnapping November 17, 2023 Will history be served by email clutter? By Jacqui BanaszynskiAccording to the adage, people don’t regret the things they did in life — only those they didn’t.I don’t buy it — anymore than I buy the assurance… November 15, 2023 Embedded war reporting with courage and common sense "Your eyes and ears and nose should be wide open the whole time." ~ Luke Mogelson of The New Yorker on reporting from the front lines September 28, 2023 A meditation on violence, grief and healing in Uvalde, Texas By Trevor PyleWhen a former student killed 19 students and two teachers in a Uvalde, Texas, elementary school last year, the ache spread worldwide. One who felt the pain keenly… August 24, 2023 Making prison stories relevant and relatable By Jacqui BanaszynskiPrison stories are a special challenge for journalists. The gold standards of journalism are relevance and relatability. But it can be hard for many readers and listeners, if… July 25, 2023 What a prison writing program taught a professional writer from the inside out Journalist and nonfiction author Lauren Kessler spent three years teaching — and learning from — men who wrote their stories behind bars July 20, 2023 How a reporter documented the failure of “failure-to-protect” laws Samantha Michaels of Mother Jones followed the story of a woman given harsher punishment than the man who abused her daughter — and her July 19, 2023 Previous 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 … 36 Next
