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What a journalist mom learns from her daughter's foray into writing the news

What a journalist mom learns from her daughter’s foray into writing the news

My daughter Zara, who just turned 9, attended her first reporting interview as an infant, napping next to my chest in a snuggly baby wrap tied around my waist.Traci Angel,…
May 18, 2021
This mobile editing challenge proves you can produce great video anywhere

This mobile editing challenge proves you can produce great video anywhere

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the fourth in our five-part video series, “Field Testing,” in which independent video producer Alexander Trowbridge retreats to a farm to learn the tools and skills…
May 12, 2021
How narrative moments can elevate a non-narrative story

How narrative moments can elevate a non-narrative story

Little gems of character, dialogue, description and scene make a complex explanatory piece more compelling
May 11, 2021
From city hall scoops to breaking news to profiles to narratives

From city hall scoops to breaking news to profiles to narratives

Lizzie Johnson’s work covering the deadly wildfires that have scorched California in recent years has earned a place in these posts in the past. Most notable was an annotation of…
May 6, 2021
Everything you need (and more) to shoot great selfie video

Everything you need (and more) to shoot great selfie video

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the third in our five-part video series, Field Testing, in which independent video producer Alexander Trowbridge retreats to a farm to learn the tools and skills…
May 5, 2021
How to take your journalism to new heights with a drone

How to take your journalism to new heights with a drone

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second in our five-part video series, Field Testing, in which independent video producer Alexander Trowbridge retreats to a farm to learn the tools and skills…
April 29, 2021
What working on a farm taught a journalist about visual storytelling

What working on a farm taught a journalist about visual storytelling

Field Testing - Episode 1: In which our correspondent explains what he's doing in a bean field with a selfie stick
April 28, 2021
"... a fleeting fit of frustration" over the F word

“… a fleeting fit of frustration” over the F word

—Washington Post reporter Robert Barnes in a lead about a U.S. Supreme Court case
April 27, 2021
The slogging reality of writing

The slogging reality of writing

The daughter of a friend reached out to me recently, seeking a bit of advice. She’s a young millennial and, after dabbling in various dabbles, she’s come back around to…
April 26, 2021
What a retired journalist learned about re-learning to write

What a retired journalist learned about re-learning to write

First, the COVID lockdown. Then retirement.After nearly 40 years as a news professional and 10 as a journalism professor at the University of Idaho, I found myself isolated and bored.…
April 22, 2021