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2024 Power of Narrative: "Be human first" when covering trauma and children

2024 Power of Narrative: “Be human first” when covering trauma and children

From pool drownings to school shootings, John Woodrow Cox shares lessons on reporting violence through the voices of children (and others)
The power of the pun, from Shakespeare to Walter Cronkite to Roy Peter Clark

The power of the pun, from Shakespeare to Walter Cronkite to Roy Peter Clark

How a bit of word play launched Clark's career as the renowned writing teacher at the Poynter Institute and author of 20 books on writing
A time capsule of journalism's romantic age

A time capsule of journalism’s romantic age

The editor visits the Hong Kong Foreign Correspondents' Club, where the company is fascinating, the drinks are cheap and the memories are deep
2024 Power of Narrative: How to bring empathy to your reporting

2024 Power of Narrative: How to bring empathy to your reporting

Separating empathy from advocacy, and practicing it as a tool of better listening and more complete stories
How an old story taught new lessons about reporting trauma

How an old story taught new lessons about reporting trauma

A quarter-century after a catastrophic fire, a reporter returned to interview survivors and faced the grief she had carried with her
2024 Power of Narrative: Double the power of your story with a braided structure

2024 Power of Narrative: Double the power of your story with a braided structure

In a long feature story, two related or resonant threads can be woven to make a piece that is both complex and clear
Triad ledes: The power of three to tell the story of all

Triad ledes: The power of three to tell the story of all

The "golden mean" of philosophy, nature and art can help writers tell complex stories of issue and policy with intimacy and humanity
Following an unfinished story: A year in the life of a post-Roe family

Following an unfinished story: A year in the life of a post-Roe family

After Tennessee's strict anti-abortion laws left a pregnant woman and her fetus at risk, ProPublica stayed to chronicle failed promises of a safety net
Respecting the tortured voice and troubled choices of the mentally ill

Respecting the tortured voice and troubled choices of the mentally ill

Ellen Barry of The New York Times unspooled the heartbreaking consequences of no-great-choices for those in the mental health system
So many newsletters: Reading to learn to write to be read

So many newsletters: Reading to learn to write to be read

The editor reflects on newsletters as a writing form and what they might teach us about various ways to engage readers