Search results for “so you want to write a book” Showing 1014 results Triple profile: A mountain town, a beloved newspaper, and an unlikely hero A veteran foreign correspondent finds a hero tale in a tiny California town: "A story is a story no matter where it takes place." May 6, 2020 Take small steps to tell the big story: Make free writing a daily discipline This column was originally published as an issue of Nieman Storyboard’s weekly newsletter. You can read back issues of the newsletter and subscribe here.Thoughts this week turn to the creativity… April 28, 2020 Building writing muscles — a postcard a day An award-winning sports reporter learns to relax his professional writing by penning personal notes on postcards April 28, 2020 Can deep reporting answer the ultimate coronavirus question: How will it end? One of the things that distinguishes the coronavirus outbreak from disasters that have come before is the disorienting flood of research and information. Credit — or blame — that on… April 21, 2020 Teaching narrative in the time of coronavirus Every year as I put together my syllabus, Hank Stuever’s list makes me smile. A decade ago, I came upon the 13 questions that my former Washington Post colleague would… April 16, 2020 A religion reporter profiles a charismatic community drawn to a “miracle Bible” Surprising stories spring from any number of places. Investigative or narrative or explanatory stories often start with curiosity sparked by a local news story or feature. That’s what happened when… April 14, 2020 When the narrative becomes the disease EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece is published in partnership with our friends at the Poynter Institute. It’s happening again, as it always happens with disease. Our fear of contagion has turned some… April 13, 2020 Six core questions to spark fresh ideas Shop class: What we can learn about finding and focusing original enterprise stories from watching the early days of coronavirus coverage April 1, 2020 Calling out Olympic officials’ past failures as coronavirus threatens the 2020 Games Sally Jenkins has been writing for the sports section of the Washington Post going on 20 years. The Associated Press and the Society for Professional Journalists have named her the… March 18, 2020 A war correspondent and mom faces new fears in the early days of coronavirus Coronavirus is no longer something happening somewhere else — no matter where you are — or something that will soon become yesterday’s news. As of this week, cases have been… March 17, 2020 Previous 1 … 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 … 102 Next
