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Six profiles and a first-person approach give dignity to the many faces of homelessness

Six profiles and a first-person approach give dignity to the many faces of homelessness

By Trevor PyleIn opening paragraphs of her Chicago Reader piece about six deaths in Chicago last year, Katie Prout makes a rare and daring admission: She reveals that she keeps…
April 21, 2023
Reporting and writing scenes: The foundational building block of stories

Reporting and writing scenes: The foundational building block of stories

In Narrative Elements 2, Lauren Kessler explores the multiple methods of reporting required to collect the raw material for meaningful scenes
April 20, 2023
"...just how astonishing this particular moment really is."

“…just how astonishing this particular moment really is.”

—Peter Baker of The New York Times on the indictment of former President Donald J. Trump
March 31, 2023
How a 19th century widow stopped the presses — and pioneered deadline reporting

How a 19th century widow stopped the presses — and pioneered deadline reporting

Miriam Leslie inherited a media empire from her husband, then reinvented it with journalism we take for granted today
March 29, 2023
2023 Power of Narrative: The investigation and birth of a personal essay

2023 Power of Narrative: The investigation and birth of a personal essay

By Caren CheslerEssayist and poet Hillery Stone lost her 4-year-old dog not long ago. A door was opened. The dog ran out. Several people who tried to steer the dog…
March 24, 2023
Pause before you hit the SEND button

Pause before you hit the SEND button

By Jacqui BanaszynskiI long ago abandoned the illusion that I could block spam from my inboxes, prevent hacks of my accounts or keep much of my private business private. Unless…
March 21, 2023
‘Good versus good’ stories that unravel complex societal problems

‘Good versus good’ stories that unravel complex societal problems

New Yorker writer Nathan Heller follows a year of change in one San Francisco high school in which there was no clear right or wrong
March 10, 2023
Reconstructing a fractured life and broken system

Reconstructing a fractured life and broken system

L.A. Times reporter Thomas Curwen traced the life of one schizophrenia sufferer to tell a bigger story of society's challenges with mental health
March 3, 2023
Ukraine coverage: The press rises to cover a grinding war

Ukraine coverage: The press rises to cover a grinding war

By Jacqui BanaszynskiA large property sprawls on the north side of the state highway that runs from mountain cabin in the Washington Cascades to the town where I buy groceries.…
February 23, 2023
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
February 16, 2023