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Viewfinder: Video journalism that works

Viewfinder: Video journalism that works

Whenever I go out on an assignment I get a few of the same questions from onlookers who see me with my tripod and my reasonably large video camera: “What…
August 10, 2012
Multimedia storytelling at The Atavist: One year in, how's it going, Evan Ratliff?

Multimedia storytelling at The Atavist: One year in, how’s it going, Evan Ratliff?

It’s been a little over a year since The Atavist debuted as a groundbreaking digital platform for long-form multimedia storytelling. Narrative journalists had been bemoaning the shrinking storytelling acreage, so this…
May 3, 2012
Anna Badkhen on her two books about war and a decade as a "professional intruder"

Anna Badkhen on her two books about war and a decade as a "professional intruder"

I had a chance to sit down last week with Anna Badkhen in Washington, D.C., to talk about her two books out this year, “Peace Meals” and “Waiting for the Taliban”…
October 25, 2010
‘A Noiseless Flash’: Hiroshima, 80 years later

‘A Noiseless Flash’: Hiroshima, 80 years later

The power of one story, and the need for many. Plus: Maurice Carlos Ruffin on “getting your protagonist out of the house”
August 8, 2025
In praise of outtakes: How journalists make the most of their story cuts

In praise of outtakes: How journalists make the most of their story cuts

For many authors, making big edits for a story or book doesn't mean throwing out valuable work
July 25, 2025
Nadia Reiman on telling stories of immigration for ‘This American Life’

Nadia Reiman on telling stories of immigration for ‘This American Life’

The reporter and editor for ‘TAL’ reflects on the show’s unique voice, as well as her own experience with immigration
July 3, 2025
Remembering William Langewiesche

Remembering William Langewiesche

Plus: The Black List's Franklin Leonard on journalism and Hollywood, and finding stories ‘in the strange minutiae’
June 20, 2025
'What we work on are words': Seeking clarity and humanity in language

‘What we work on are words’: Seeking clarity and humanity in language

The Marshall Project's Akiba Solomon on the language of incarceration. Plus: Roxane Gay's syllabus, podcast budgets, and finding a story hook
May 23, 2025
Nieman Storyboard podcast: Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting and celebrating the 'reported essay'

Nieman Storyboard podcast: Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting and celebrating the ‘reported essay’

"How do you really come to understand the aftermath of a tragedy and the people who are most affected by it?"
March 28, 2025
Writer Claire Willett on how Trump upended federal grants for the arts and journalism

Writer Claire Willett on how Trump upended federal grants for the arts and journalism

As anti-DEI and anti-trans language gets battled in court, the grant writer offers advice on how journalists, writers, and artists should proceed.
March 27, 2025