Search results for “context” Showing 514 results Odyssey of Healing We appreciated, were even grateful for, Streeter’s exploration of moral and political context in this story. He might have tried to make this a piece about overcoming odds, about the… November 8, 2006 Angela Whitiker’s Climb Wilkerson wrote about Angela Whitiker’s son in her Pulitzer Prize-winning story "First Born, Fast Grown." Twelve years later, she chronicles his mother’s successful struggle to earn a nurse’s degree and… May 4, 2006 An Imam in America We like this series for its scrupulous attention to detail. Its descriptive passages pop with verbs; we are right there, walking with the imam as he starts his morning. Elliott… April 14, 2006 The Boy Monk This series was written and reported by Anh Do and Teri Sforza. We admired the masterful blend of emotional material—the boy’s and his family’s experience of separation, loss—with engaging explications… March 21, 2006 In Wildfire’s Way This piece is plot-driven, yet builds character, as it illuminates conflicts created by human encroachment into fire-prone areas. The piece offers both adventure and context. With skillful asides, Foster alludes… December 27, 2005 Six Writing Tips for Crafting Scenes As you map out the story, there are a lot of things for you to consider March 24, 2005 Jon Franklin interviewed by Ole Soennichsen What is your advice on structuring a story while reporting? You report for structure the same way you report for anything else. When you’re reporting for dramatic narrative, you’re reporting… November 18, 2004 Three Little Words In 1989 Jane Morse’s husband, Mick, tells her he has AIDS and, as Clark writes, Jane suddenly suspects that her long marriage has been a lie. A reader may at… November 16, 2004 Getting In Gross’s series is an example of using profile to examine larger social contexts or processes, in this case the college-admissions game. The style is airy, the content more weighty, the… November 16, 2004 Lost in the Music Stabler’s series about a black music prodigy is well-reported and -written. We like the rich detail, the elegant descriptions, deft characterizations. What seems left out are more insights into why… November 16, 2004 Previous 1 … 48 49 50 51 52 Next
