Search results for “context” Showing 512 results When the story of one is the story of many The number, when it landed, should have been no surprise. Even so, it held the power to shock. I spent a week bracing myself for news that the COVID death… March 1, 2021 How a national correspondent gained trust to cover COVID in a tiny Kansas town Trevor Hughes of USA Today worked his way from the outside-in to write about a rural community besieged by COVID February 25, 2021 Who, How and Why? What we can learn from an interview with the Super Bowl streaker Curiosity grounds all good journalism. Following up on curiosity — wondering about everything, and then caring to find out — is what makes journalism soar.Lane DeGregory finds and follows stories… February 12, 2021 How the magic of mushrooms inspired magical science writing about ecology Ferris Jabr follows a forest ecologist into the woods to listen to the conversations that happen above and below ground February 3, 2021 #4 rule of pitching: Know what’s come before The lack of a simple clips search can tank your idea January 20, 2021 When writing news requires a distance from neutrality to “tell it like it is” Writing guru Roy Peter Clark analyzes an "astonishing lead," and unpacks the notions of objectivity and detachment in light of current events January 14, 2021 Reconstructing the tragedy of COVID from the epicenter of New York City’s outbreak Zooming in on a hard-hit corner of multi-cultural Queens, Dan Barry, Annie Correal and a New York Times team dared to get close and gain trust January 7, 2021 A go-to list of how-to story craft posts from 2020 While all Storyboard posts offer lessons from the masters of the craft, we offer a few practical stand-outs from the past year December 23, 2020 A profile of police victim George Floyd also explored the health toll of racism A Washington Post series examined facets of systemic racism, and revealed aspects of Floyd's life story that raise deeper societal questions December 1, 2020 “His work is a parable …” —Kurt Streeter in the New York Times, writing about Minneapolis cop and high school football coach Charles Adams October 28, 2020 Previous 1 … 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 … 52 Next