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How the WriterL came to be: The origin story of a narrative community

How the WriterL came to be: The origin story of a narrative community

EDITOR’S NOTE: “A Place Called WriterL” is a new collection of some of the listserv discussions about narrative journalism held in the late 1990s through the early 2010s. In a…
November 4, 2022
WriterL, the book: A "greatest hits" collection of narrative discussions

WriterL, the book: A “greatest hits” collection of narrative discussions

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one of two essays about the new book “A Place Called Writer L,” a collection of listserv discussions from the 1990s and 2000s. Tomorrow, co-editor Stuart…
November 3, 2022
Print beat reporting vs documentary film drama: Pros and cons

Print beat reporting vs documentary film drama: Pros and cons

The Pulitzer-winning aerospace reporter for the Seattle Times became both source and star of a doc film about the Boeing 737 MAX
October 27, 2022
When the best form for a complex narrative is a simple structure

When the best form for a complex narrative is a simple structure

A standard — some would say ideal — approach to effective narrative nonfiction is to follow a single, primary character through an intimate journey that illuminates a larger social situation.…
October 20, 2022
"...Baldwin when you're stuck. ...Coltrane when you're not."

“…Baldwin when you’re stuck. …Coltrane when you’re not.”

— President Barack Obama's advice to speechwriter Cody Keenan
October 19, 2022
A political narrative shaped for a public audience

A political narrative shaped for a public audience

The headlines coming out of last week’s public hearing of the Congressional Select Committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol focused on the unanimous vote to…
October 18, 2022
Personal stories on what Afghan women want the rest of us to know

Personal stories on what Afghan women want the rest of us to know

A young journalist who escaped Afghanistan returns a year later, by reote, to report the reality for the women left behind
October 11, 2022
How do you make the bear facts interesting?

How do you make the bear facts interesting?

A member of the social media team at the National Park Service uses humor to engage an audience and keep park-goers safe
October 7, 2022
A better way to teach writing? Try journalism

A better way to teach writing? Try journalism

A PhD in literature argues that journalism, not "comp," is the most effective way to help college student learn to write
October 6, 2022
Small news that hits big close to home

Small news that hits big close to home

Journalist Kelley Benham French turned an active-shooter lockdown into a teachable moment for her college students — and herself
October 4, 2022