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A profile of rival athletic greats becomes an exploration of a great friendship

A profile of rival athletic greats becomes an exploration of a great friendship

Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins aces an off-court story about Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, competition, cancer, battles and bonds
The (should-be-easy) interview a veteran interviewer couldn't bring himself to do

The (should-be-easy) interview a veteran interviewer couldn’t bring himself to do

A reporter sat with people in "the worst moments of their lives" but froze when it came time to talk to a famous writer
How a reporter documented the failure of "failure-to-protect" laws

How a reporter documented the failure of “failure-to-protect” laws

Samantha Michaels of Mother Jones followed the story of a woman given harsher punishment than the man who abused her daughter — and her
A collaboration through nine months, 14,000 words, 36 chapters and a "leap of faith"

A collaboration through nine months, 14,000 words, 36 chapters and a “leap of faith”

‘We were taking a big leap of faith and trusting readers to be able to figure it out themselves,’ says investigative reporter Raquel Rutledge
When a migrant story trail goes cold, fresh reporting finds a deeper truth

When a migrant story trail goes cold, fresh reporting finds a deeper truth

British journalist Samira Shackle likes to revisit incomplete social-issues news that is hyped, spun and incomplete to learn what really happened
The necessary work of writing

The necessary work of writing

By Jacqui BanaszynskiFor five years now, I’ve been acutely aware of the arrival of Friday mornings. Not because my datebook tells me so. Not because the weekend is ahead. But…
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…
Finding the "bigger and higher purpose" to cover transgender issues and suicide

Finding the “bigger and higher purpose” to cover transgender issues and suicide

William Wan of The Washington Post wove a braided profile a state lawmaker and her late son in their battle against anti-trans laws
Reconstructing a murky maze of blame

Reconstructing a murky maze of blame

Lauren Smiley of Wired spent four years tracking the first pedestrian fatality involving a bicyclist, Uber and a self-driving car
When a reporter is slain, another picks up the story

When a reporter is slain, another picks up the story

The Washington Post sent Lizzie Johnson to Las Vegas to continue an investigation started by Review-Journal reporter Jeff German