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Reconstructing the tragedy of COVID from the epicenter of New York City's outbreak

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 very few of my favorite fiction reads of 2020

A very few of my favorite fiction reads of 2020

It was a year of great journalism about hard things — and fiction that soothed along the way
December 24, 2020
A profile of police victim George Floyd also explored the health toll of racism

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
#3 rule of pitching: Flyspeck your copy

#3 rule of pitching: Flyspeck your copy

In story pitches, first impressions count
November 20, 2020
Writing past politics to a "female way of approaching things" in commentary

Writing past politics to a “female way of approaching things” in commentary

In today’s deeply divided world – where relationships have unraveled over everything from politics to public health – Mary Schmich is a rare commodity: A columnist who can tackle the…
November 17, 2020
How the road led out of and back into journalism

How the road led out of and back into journalism

The Pivot: A young journalist was dumped out of newsrooms, found a new life, then was lured back with better boundaries
October 30, 2020
Narrative of Oregon town’s hellish wildfire experience is a lesson in deadline writing

Narrative of Oregon town’s hellish wildfire experience is a lesson in deadline writing

This past Labor Day, three reporters in Salem, Oregon were enjoying the holiday weekend. They’d done a good job preparing stories in advance so they wouldn’t have to scramble the…
September 29, 2020
How Reveal investigated the systemic abuse of America’s caregivers

How Reveal investigated the systemic abuse of America’s caregivers

An investigative series exposed the entrenched practice of exploiting care workers for profit, giving silenced and underpaid caregivers a voice
September 22, 2020
What challenged Andrea Pitzer to write what she calls her best work ever

What challenged Andrea Pitzer to write what she calls her best work ever

When she set out from Russian port of Murmansk on a 60-foot sailboat headed to Novaya Zemlya in August 2019, journalist Andrea Pitzer had few expectations. She hoped to visit…
September 10, 2020
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…
July 22, 2020