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How to turn all that "stuff" into narrative

How to turn all that “stuff” into narrative

Practical tips from nonfiction author Elizabeth Mehren on how to create compelling nonfiction from mounds of research and interviews
May 1, 2024
Journalism awards: Free j-school

Journalism awards: Free j-school

Contest winners and finalists, chosen by fellow professionals, demonstrate journalistic standards and purpose, and reflect the times we live in
April 30, 2024
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
March 22, 2024
A reporting team trekked back 50 years to explore an unsolved climbing mystery

A reporting team trekked back 50 years to explore an unsolved climbing mystery

In "Ghosts on the Glacier," John Branch and a New York Times multi-media team tell a tale with echoes of the 2012 Pulitzer-winning project "Snow Fall"
February 6, 2024
RIP Jon Franklin: Inspirational writer, teacher and advocate of true stories

RIP Jon Franklin: Inspirational writer, teacher and advocate of true stories

The two-time Pulitzer winner and author of the nonfiction narrative how-to, "Writing for Story," influenced two generations of journalistic masters
January 26, 2024
How a business reporter approached a story about sex-content influencers

How a business reporter approached a story about sex-content influencers

Drew Harwell peeked behind the screen of OnlyFans, a social media sex site, for The Washington Post's "creator economy" series
January 17, 2024
Peek inside a successful book proposal

Peek inside a successful book proposal

Author Kim Cross annotates the lengthy proposal that landed a contract for the book that revisits the 1993 Polly Klaas kidnapping
November 17, 2023
How a 9/11 narrative guided a gun violence narrative 22 years later

How a 9/11 narrative guided a gun violence narrative 22 years later

By Talia Richman Before our first meeting about how to tackle a tick-tock of the mass shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, this spring, Kelley Benham French sent…
August 25, 2023
The future of journalism in very good hands

The future of journalism in very good hands

By Lauren Kessler“We’ve got a paper to get out.”That’s the matter-of-fact directive from Zoe Toperosky to a roomful of reporters and editors. She is talking through a mask in that…
June 22, 2023
Climbing the "ladder of abstraction" to evoke empathy and elevate your message

Climbing the “ladder of abstraction” to evoke empathy and elevate your message

A concept adapted from theories of rhetoric can help writers choose details that add both intimacy and universality to a story
May 31, 2023