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The sense of an ending

The sense of an ending

Whether you spell them “ledes” or “leads,” opening lines get a lot of attention. And why wouldn’t they? Sitting at the keyboard, with all the tedious and sometimes annoying reporting…
June 23, 2014
"Why's this (sentence) so good?" Jason Silverstein on Matt Taibbi on Goldman Sachs

“Why’s this (sentence) so good?” Jason Silverstein on Matt Taibbi on Goldman Sachs

The sentence: The world’s most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money. The…
June 18, 2014
Inside the new storytelling collective Deca

Inside the new storytelling collective Deca

The new storytelling collective Deca launched late last week with a Kickstarter campaign and a debut title, “And the City Swallowed Them,” about the murder of a Canadian model in…
June 16, 2014

The Best of ‘Draft’ — control the narrative, keep it short & other advice on writing

Recommended reading from the New York Times’ Opinionator series “Draft,” on writing: “Keep It Short,” by columnist and author Danny Heitman: To shorten my articles, I often worked through several versions, and…
June 13, 2014
Watch a story 'come to life:' The Big Roundtable's new Open Rehearsal project

Watch a story ‘come to life:’ The Big Roundtable’s new Open Rehearsal project

Editor’s note: The Big Roundtable, a New York-based digital publisher of nonfiction, just launched the Open Rehearsal Project, which allows readers to “watch a story come to life.” The inaugural piece…
June 12, 2014
"My Travels with the Curse of Maracaña"

“My Travels with the Curse of Maracaña”

If Amy O’Leary describes a piece as “crazy fantastic digital storytelling” —— you can bet it’s true. And so it is, with “My Travels with the Curse of Maracaña,” a 2014 “World Cup…
June 6, 2014
"Why's this so good?" No. 93: Ta-Nehisi Coates and the case for reparations

“Why’s this so good?” No. 93: Ta-Nehisi Coates and the case for reparations

It’s hard to know where to begin when attempting to grapple with the sprawling legacy of racial discrimination and oppression in America. But Ta-Nehisi Coates knows there to start. “The Case For…
June 3, 2014
Five great weekend reads: 2014 CRMA winners

Five great weekend reads: 2014 CRMA winners

The City & Regional Magazine Association announced its latest winners this week. The annual prizes are administered by the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri. Five great stories for…
May 23, 2014

“Why’s this so good?” No. 92: David Foster Wallace and the view from the Midwest

David Foster Wallace grew up in the Midwest but it was not really his home. Yet in September 2001, he was teaching at Illinois State University and living in Bloomington.…
May 20, 2014

What we’re watching: Scholars talking literary journalism

This year’s International Association for Literary Journalism Studies* started today in Paris, and you can follow along via #IALJS9 or watch the events live. The full conference program is here. Ten recommended panels or presentations:“Hearing Their Voices:…
May 15, 2014