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How reporting through time and place reveals character

How reporting through time and place reveals character

ESPN's Wright Thompson returns to an old subject — Michael Jordan — and finds a fresh story in the haunted soil of his history
One cold case murder. Two narrative forms.

One cold case murder. Two narrative forms.

A magazine writer and a documentary filmmaker discuss how storytelling platforms shaped their coverage of the same cold case hate murder
Two veteran newswomen learn podcasting to retell the story of women's suffrage

Two veteran newswomen learn podcasting to retell the story of women’s suffrage

Award-winning journalists Ellen Goodman and Lynn Sherr take a deep and intimate dive into the history of the 19th Amendment in "She Votes!"
Extraordinary access: A reporter follows a police officer on a mental health call

Extraordinary access: A reporter follows a police officer on a mental health call

Hannah Dreier of the Washington Post reveals the complexity of policing in her narrative of an officer, a troubled woman, a gun, and cell phone cameras
The enduring power of John Hersey's "Hiroshima": the first "nonfiction novel"

The enduring power of John Hersey’s “Hiroshima”: the first “nonfiction novel”

On the 75th anniversary of the dropping of the atomic bomb, Hersey's taut, unflinching story remains a masterpiece of narrative reporting
If no one reads the news, did it happen?

If no one reads the news, did it happen?

The self-checkout line at my funky neighborhood grocery was wide open, but I waited for the old-fashioned line, with a checker and a bagger. I don’t like to weigh my…
Fashion reporting as cultural criticism

Fashion reporting as cultural criticism

When President Donald Trump staged a controversial Fourth of July celebration at Mount Rushmore, a sea of journalists covered the show. Among them: Washington Post fashion critic Robin Givhan.But Givhan…
"... between broad statistical data and intimate personal disclosure."

“… between broad statistical data and intimate personal disclosure.”

—Classical music critic Michael Andor Brodeur of the Washington Post
Navigating ethics, culture and safety to immerse in immigration and Covid

Navigating ethics, culture and safety to immerse in immigration and Covid

At first glance, there are few frills or fireworks in “Tatiana’s Luck,” Hannah Dreier ‘s profile of an immigrant living in a crowded New Jersey house stalked by COVID-19. In the…
"His conversation is so delightfully sauced ..."

“His conversation is so delightfully sauced …”

—Robin Wall Kimmerer from an essay in "Braiding Sweetgrass"