Search results for “the pitch” Showing 344 results The Pitch: Landing a “definitive narrative” in The Atavist Magazine Editor Seyward Darby: "I definitely want people who are willing to strip a story down to its basics and figure out how to build it back up." August 18, 2022 Bearing witness inside a funeral home at the pitch of the COVID pandemic Josh Sanburn went deep into a place of death — and found a story that teems with life.In “The Last of the First Responders,” published in June in Vanity Fair, … August 14, 2020 Annotation Tuesday! Roger Angell and the pitcher with a major-league case of the yips Roger Angell has been writing stories about baseball since the year before John F. Kennedy was assassinated. He’s been a contributor to The New Yorker since 1944 and became fiction… March 11, 2014 How to Pitch Nieman Storyboard Nieman Storyboard is an online resource that explores the art and craft of nonfiction storytelling and is one of three publications published by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.… October 21, 2024 The art of the narrative interview: Pre-interviewing for a successful pitch A narrative journalist and nonfiction author shares how she pre-reports to find a viable story and a compelling central character July 18, 2024 #7 rule of pitching: Prove your skills and your passion Pitching a story you want to pursue is not the time to hide your light under that proverbial bushel — or to sell what you can't deliver November 10, 2021 3 rejections before a successful pitch to ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network How freelancer Max Blau persisted to land an investigative project fellowship, then a staff reporting position August 18, 2021 Pitching ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network: Focus on sources and impact "Why does this story need to be told here, in this community? And why does this story need to be told now?" says ProPublica’s managing editor for local August 17, 2021 #6 rule of pitching: Stay focused A good pitch is not a scattershot, but a clearly stated central idea or question that is fresh, relevant, and a fit for the publication July 8, 2021 #5 rule of pitching: Make it sparkle Don't lose an interesting idea in a boring pitch May 28, 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 35 Next