Search results for “fraud”

Showing 54 results
At the Guardian's Long Read, no rigid formula or geographic limits

At the Guardian’s Long Read, no rigid formula or geographic limits

The editor's advice: Study what's been published before. Be authoritative, fresh and "arresting." Dare to send a (good) cold pitch
June 5, 2018
Steve Almond and "Bad Stories: What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country"

Steve Almond and “Bad Stories: What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country”

In a collection of essays, the writer argues that stories matter, and bad stories lead to bad outcomes
May 3, 2018
Annotation Tuesday: Elizabeth Weil and “The Curse of the Bahia Emerald”

Annotation Tuesday: Elizabeth Weil and “The Curse of the Bahia Emerald”

Elizabeth Weil, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine and Outside, says she doesn’t write about “super important” things. But her warm and captivating voice has animated every…
January 9, 2018
Matthew Pearl and "Into the Shadows" (Filed under: You can't make this stuff up)

Matthew Pearl and “Into the Shadows” (Filed under: You can’t make this stuff up)

The historical novelist talks about his Boston Globe Magazine yarn and how he answered the question, "Who were America's first detectives?"
November 28, 2017
Notable Narrative: Ben Goldfarb and “The Deliciously Fishy Case Of The 'Codfather'"

Notable Narrative: Ben Goldfarb and “The Deliciously Fishy Case Of The ‘Codfather'”

The reporter talks about using an eye-catching narrative to tell a policy story for this Mother Jones meets Mario Puzo by way of New England article
May 25, 2017
The making of binge-worthy serial narratives, from "S-Town" to "Framed"

The making of binge-worthy serial narratives, from “S-Town” to “Framed”

Podcasts and print alike are reinvigorating a form of storytelling that Dickens and Homer used to hook readers: "to be continued..."
April 4, 2017
5(ish) Questions: Rania Abouzeid and "The Jihad Next Door"

5(ish) Questions: Rania Abouzeid and “The Jihad Next Door”

The Beirut-based writer talks about the dangers of reporting her Politico piece on extremists in Iraq and Syria, and why on-the-ground reporting is vital
March 23, 2017
Annotation Tuesday! Ron Rosenbaum and "The Secrets of the Little Blue Box"

Annotation Tuesday! Ron Rosenbaum and “The Secrets of the Little Blue Box”

The writer talks about his eerily prescient 1971 Esquire classic about "phone phreaks," and how it inspired Steve Jobs (who later said, “If we hadn’t made blue boxes, there would…
February 14, 2017
Annotation Tuesday! Chris Hamby and "The Court That Rules the World"

Annotation Tuesday! Chris Hamby and “The Court That Rules the World”

The BuzzFeed News reporter talks about reporting a story that's hiding in plain sight, and not being intimidated by complicated subjects
January 24, 2017
Why's This So Good? Mark Seal and "The Man in the Rockefeller Suit"

Why’s This So Good? Mark Seal and “The Man in the Rockefeller Suit”

In his Vanity Fair piece, the writer takes us on a suspenseful journey through the many identities of the man who conned his way to the top of American society
December 8, 2016