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Reporting and writing scenes: The foundational building block of stories

Reporting and writing scenes: The foundational building block of stories

In Narrative Elements 2, Lauren Kessler explores the multiple methods of reporting required to collect the raw material for meaningful scenes
Ukraine coverage: The press rises to cover a grinding war

Ukraine coverage: The press rises to cover a grinding war

By Jacqui BanaszynskiA large property sprawls on the north side of the state highway that runs from mountain cabin in the Washington Cascades to the town where I buy groceries.…
Challenging the stereotype of Uvalde's plucky child survivor

Challenging the stereotype of Uvalde’s plucky child survivor

John Woodrow Cox invests time, attention and empathy to profile a girl who became the public voice of the town's messy recovery from trauma
If journalism is part of the problem, can it be part of the solution?

If journalism is part of the problem, can it be part of the solution?

It is not enough for stories to expose problems to societal problems; they should explore how people tackle those problems
What empathy is, and isn't, in journalism

What empathy is, and isn’t, in journalism

An author who profiles sensitive subjects makes a case for "the journalism of empathy" and how to practice it
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.…
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
Hearing stories from behind the burqa

Hearing stories from behind the burqa

New Yorker writer Anand Gopal worked through layers of sources to enter the veiled world of Afghan women under Taliban rule
A top Danish journalist reflects society in autopsies, trans surgery and pork roast

A top Danish journalist reflects society in autopsies, trans surgery and pork roast

Author and narrative reporter Line Vaaben offers gems from her 20-year immersion into the craft of storytelling
How narratives defined a Queen and a Queen changed a narrative

How narratives defined a Queen and a Queen changed a narrative

The Queen is dead. Long live the King.OK, that may be the most predictable line I’ve ever written, but a version of it has been working for the Brits for,…