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Spending time to report a meditation on the long tail of grief

Spending time to report a meditation on the long tail of grief

A team from The New York Times immersed itself in Uvalde, Texas, after the "media horde" left and showed the fuller horror of a mass shooting
A profile of a single mom trying to raise a "good man" balances transparency and privacy

A profile of a single mom trying to raise a “good man” balances transparency and privacy

Jose A. Del Real delivers a range of straightforward but sensitive stories in The Washington Post series about "Masculinity in America"
Guidance on the lonely road of writing

Guidance on the lonely road of writing

A group of mid-career freelancers found inspiration, tools and fellow travelers in a weeklong nonfiction writing workshop
Writing practice with a purpose

Writing practice with a purpose

A career journalist ponders the imperfect mastery that comes from daily deadline writing, with a nod to Yoda
The mastery of Supreme Court reporting, Part III: Analysis and meaning over scoops

The mastery of Supreme Court reporting, Part III: Analysis and meaning over scoops

Ian Millhiser of Vox views the Court through a political lens and draws on his law school degree to translate "demon" legal language
The mastery of Supreme Court reporting, Part I: authoritative, clear and fast

The mastery of Supreme Court reporting, Part I: authoritative, clear and fast

Robert Barnes of the Washington Post strives to make his coverage accessible without losing complexity or context; legal experts help
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
Print beat reporting vs documentary film drama: Pros and cons

Print beat reporting vs documentary film drama: Pros and cons

The Pulitzer-winning aerospace reporter for the Seattle Times became both source and star of a doc film about the Boeing 737 MAX
A better way to teach writing? Try journalism

A better way to teach writing? Try journalism

A PhD in literature argues that journalism, not "comp," is the most effective way to help college student learn to write
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