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Telling true stories: Is it worth it? (Yes.)

Telling true stories: Is it worth it? (Yes.)

Editor's note: This is the second installment covering this year's "Power of Storytelling," an annual conference in Bucharest. For the setup, and to watch the first installment, in which Esquire's Chris…
October 24, 2013

Narrative reporting and the danger of the single story

Current Nieman fellow Hopewell Rugoho-Chin’ono recently pointed out this striking TED talk from July, in which Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks on the danger of letting one narrative define…
October 14, 2009
Can ER teach us anything about medical news stories?

Can ER teach us anything about medical news stories?

Yesterday, The Harvard Crimson posted a fascinating article about the power of storytelling. Neal Baer, executive producer of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, spoke at a Radcliffe event titled “Telling…
October 7, 2009
Passing the torch of the creative nonfiction movement

Passing the torch of the creative nonfiction movement

Narrative journalism guru Lee Gutkind sunsets his seminal magazine and launches a partnership with Narratively
November 27, 2024
A profile of a newspaper press becomes a requiem for an era

A profile of a newspaper press becomes a requiem for an era

Los Angeles Times veteran Thomas Curwen found professionalism and pride in the last Friday night run of the newspaper's storied presses
October 31, 2024
Reporting beyond shame and blame, secrets and stereotypes

Reporting beyond shame and blame, secrets and stereotypes

Esquire's Mark Warren immersed himself in evangelical Alabama to find the pain and grace behind a beloved pastor's suicide
August 8, 2024
Effective editing: Navigating failures of the military's mental health system

Effective editing: Navigating failures of the military’s mental health system

A project annotation by Alexandra Zayas of ProPublica offers insights to how an editor sees story potential and guides reporters
July 11, 2024
Effective editing: Trust and Ted Lasso-style cheerleading

Effective editing: Trust and Ted Lasso-style cheerleading

For the ProPublica deputy managing editor Alexandra Zayas, emotional intelligence is as important as journalistic craft skills
July 11, 2024
The demands on story craft in crucible times

The demands on story craft in crucible times

The editor reflects on the need for the best of journalism in a fraught news environment — and the forces working against it
July 9, 2024
Essential Breslin: Artful narrative by a master of journalistic craft

Essential Breslin: Artful narrative by a master of journalistic craft

A new anthology of stories by the New York City columnist is analyzed for the deadline work that underlies his timeless art
May 21, 2024