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A reporting team trekked back 50 years to explore an unsolved climbing mystery

A reporting team trekked back 50 years to explore an unsolved climbing mystery

In "Ghosts on the Glacier," John Branch and a New York Times multi-media team tell a tale with echoes of the 2012 Pulitzer-winning project "Snow Fall"
A journalist’s journey into her family story leads to a history of American pie

A journalist’s journey into her family story leads to a history of American pie

Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle baked a humble dessert into a big idea
Staying cool in the face of heated criticism

Staying cool in the face of heated criticism

By Jacqui BanaszynskiEverybody talks about the weather — more than ever these days. But not everybody gets death threats for their comments.Yet that’s what happened to Chris Gloninger, a chief…
2023 Power of Narrative: Revving the story engine

2023 Power of Narrative: Revving the story engine

Atavist editor Seyward Darby on the writing craft that drives readers through a story to the end: Plot, characters, scene

“…the stories it told … were not someone else’s but one larger story of which they, too, were a part.”

—From the novel "Our Missing Hearts" by Celeste Ng
Jon Mooallem's narrative on the Camp Fire: "The value is in the telling"

Jon Mooallem’s narrative on the Camp Fire: “The value is in the telling”

The experienced author and magazine writer takes on the aftermath of California's biggest wildfire with insecurity and empathy
If journalism is part of the problem, can it be part of the solution?

If journalism is part of the problem, can it be part of the solution?

It is not enough for stories to expose problems to societal problems; they should explore how people tackle those problems
Making good journalistic trouble, Part II: Highlighting urgency and proximity

Making good journalistic trouble, Part II: Highlighting urgency and proximity

Nonfiction stories should include reporting that shows that distant-seeming problems are closer and more immediate than realized
How do you make the bear facts interesting?

How do you make the bear facts interesting?

A member of the social media team at the National Park Service uses humor to engage an audience and keep park-goers safe
The Pitch: Landing a "definitive narrative" in The Atavist Magazine

The Pitch: Landing a “definitive narrative” in The Atavist Magazine

Editor Seyward Darby: "I definitely want people who are willing to strip a story down to its basics and figure out how to build it back up."