Search results for “context” Showing 514 results The demands on story craft in crucible times The editor reflects on the need for the best of journalism in a fraught news environment — and the forces working against it July 9, 2024 How a profile of a Kabul hotel became a profile of today’s Afghanistan Andreas Babst of Switzerland went behind-the-scenes of the fabled Intercontinental Hotel with two employees — one Talib, one not June 20, 2024 Effective editing: Lynda Robinson annotates a sensitive story on faith and family The Washington Post enterprise editor gives a behind-the-scenes look at how she worked with a reporter to access sources and recreate scenes June 12, 2024 How a reporter prepped to understand A.I. and the man who helped invent it New Yorker Ideas Editor Joshua Rothman brushed up on algebra and spent four days on a private island to profile the "godfather" of A.I. June 6, 2024 Remembering Memorial Day ~ and the sparks of fresh stories The editor urges a consideration of anniversary and holiday events as doorways to original story work May 27, 2024 From the solid foundation of articles to the creative reach of stories A college journalism student and aspiring writer shares what she's learning about the power of both factual and descriptive reporting May 9, 2024 How to turn all that “stuff” into narrative Practical tips from nonfiction author Elizabeth Mehren on how to create compelling nonfiction from mounds of research and interviews May 1, 2024 The power of the pun, from Shakespeare to Walter Cronkite to Roy Peter Clark How a bit of word play launched Clark's career as the renowned writing teacher at the Poynter Institute and author of 20 books on writing April 23, 2024 Reverse engineering and story construction Blueprints, patterns, schematics and other building plans provide a model for building a more effective story with less struggle April 2, 2024 Triad ledes: The power of three to tell the story of all The "golden mean" of philosophy, nature and art can help writers tell complex stories of issue and policy with intimacy and humanity March 28, 2024 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 52 Next