Search results for “the pitch” Showing 340 results How a lifestyle reporter tamed the tiger of Twitter The behemoth of Twitter has been a game-changer for journalism. It has become a tool for breaking stories, making — or breaking — careers, calling attention to issues, and giving… October 14, 2021 How to turn a theme and 900 words into sense-of-place poetry Kim Cross used smart pre-reporting, creative hustle and a night on a trampoline to find freedom in a reported essay about freedom October 6, 2021 Reporting through privacy and pain to expose the scandal of Black amputations National Magazine Award winner Lizzie Presser documents the discrimination that leaves Black diabetes patients without easy and affordable care September 15, 2021 What the “Insect Apocalypse” reveals about faulty human memory From the archives: Brooke Jarvis takes windshield wipers to environmental blindness and reveals why we should heed the bugs August 12, 2021 Collected reflections on John Hersey’s “Hiroshima” Today is the 76th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. That’s not a notable number in the rather arbitrary realm of anniversary stories. But the event itself just seems to… August 6, 2021 Tools from fiction build a sophisticated National Magazine Award feature finalist Tamara Dean thinks a lot about the elements of story, whether she is writing for magazines such as The Progressive; essays for Orion or Creative Nonfiction; or a fictional short… August 5, 2021 How a writer’s kaleidoscopic mind learned to still the distractions with haiku I learned much of what I value about writing from a man who lost his voice. A slender, black-eyed Panamanian, José Quintero was a legend in the American theater and… July 29, 2021 A profile of Ahmaud Arbery reveals the dangers of “running while Black” Acclaimed author Mitchell S. Jackson won both Pulitzer and National Magazine awards for his edgy and intimate Runner's World story July 6, 2021 A profile gives voice to a transgender teen who is denied her full identity Samantha Schmidt of The Washington Post follows a girl who struggles to keep her voice and newfound happiness during COVID isolation June 23, 2021 How the voices of five young women from remote, coastal Maine challenge stereotypes Gigi Georges is a self-described city kid. She is a long-time policy advocate and advisor who was born and raised in Brooklyn and spent most of her life moving between… June 16, 2021 Previous 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 … 34 Next
