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Embedding with EMTs to write about the first line of COVID first responders

Embedding with EMTs to write about the first line of COVID first responders

Ava Kofman of ProPublica blended contextual and records reporting with intimate narrative interviews and observation
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
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
The keys to global journalism: curiosity, open-mindedness and a broad network

The keys to global journalism: curiosity, open-mindedness and a broad network

As an Australian, I often feel that locally produced radio news and podcasts are too inward-looking. If the news doesn’t directly affect Australia, or have a strong link to this…
Writing history as we live it

Writing history as we live it

It has become a common refrain in these chaotic times: We’re not just reading history; we’re living it.That’s always been true, I suppose, for anyone living at any time. But…
The struggle to define cinematic writing

The struggle to define cinematic writing

I’ve been struggling to find the right term for the nonfiction writing I most admire. Whether written by Joan Didion, David Grann, Susan Orlean, Héctor Tobar, Isabel Wilkerson, or Gene…
Pitching a new editor: Don't be too clever

Pitching a new editor: Don’t be too clever

A successful freelancer confesses how her "motor mouth" can turn off editors and tank her good ideas
Economic Hardship Reporting Project seeks story pitches that personalize poverty

Economic Hardship Reporting Project seeks story pitches that personalize poverty

"Mine your life," says managing director David Wallis; think about what you’re an expert in and share that story
How F. Scott Fitzgerald guided the hand and aspirations of a newspaper journalist

How F. Scott Fitzgerald guided the hand and aspirations of a newspaper journalist

Early in my career, while working in Minnesota as a reporter for the St. Paul Pioneer Press, I fell in love with F. Scott Fitzgerald, the city’s most famous native…
For the love of analog in a digital world

For the love of analog in a digital world

Every August when I was young, my mother would take me to the store to buy some back-to-school notebooks. Maybe some pencils. Sometimes even a plastic pencil sharpener.This was a…