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From the caress of love to the fists of fear

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Exposing the scourge of domestic violence
Reclaiming history with jars of dirt, and building stories from the ground up

Reclaiming history with jars of dirt, and building stories from the ground up

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Alabama's memorial to slavery was conceived through the eyes of slavery's descendants
Lessons from a relentless "Reporter"

Lessons from a relentless “Reporter”

“Reporter” had to be the inevitable title for legendary investigative journalist Seymour M. Hersh’s 2018 autobiography. It’s perfect — a simple, proud word that encompasses craft, passion and conscience. In…
Romancing the moon in the reality of time

Romancing the moon in the reality of time

When it came time to write about the 50th anniversary of man’s first walk on the moon, Charles P. Pierce jettisoned sentimentality like a booster rocket.The opening of Pierce’s July…
14 hours from event to post: Delivering narrative with context on deadline

14 hours from event to post: Delivering narrative with context on deadline

Since 2015, Michael Kruse of Politico has written hundreds of thousands of words about Donald J. Trump, plumbing the President’s unorthodox campaign tactics, his dubious finances, his penchant for lawsuits,…
"Righteous rage" and powerful journalism

“Righteous rage” and powerful journalism

EDITOR’S NOTE: The Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference, now in its 15th year, has grown into one of the the premier journalistic gatherings in the United States. This year’s conference centered…

“Sometimes a story deserves a new look.”

—Investigative reporter Julie K. Brown of the Miami Herald
Stories that beget stories

Stories that beget stories

Chuck Haga with his reading partner and story muse, granddaughter Emma. Haga says they have both aged since this picture was taken, but that Emma wears it better.EDITOR’S NOTE: Metrics…
Haunting old photos — and happenstance — launch a search for answers

Haunting old photos — and happenstance — launch a search for answers

 At first glance, it might seem an unlikely story from a veteran investigative reporter.  But it was those investigative instincts and skills that James Eli Shiffer used to report and…
Unearthing L.A. through a tribal tongue

Unearthing L.A. through a tribal tongue

A team at The Los Angeles Times builds a multimedia narrative to explore an almost-lost language, and reimagine the region as it once was