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Pre-reporting risk and consequence

Pre-reporting risk and consequence

My neighbors across the street always have a banner flying from their porch. Sometimes they are holiday related, but mostly the colors of various sports teams. Many…
"... anything can happen in a war."

“… anything can happen in a war.”

It’s not fair — and perhaps dangerous — to watch the Hollywood version of war. The good guys always win — or at least used to until Hollywood got a…
The education of a journalism contest judge

The education of a journalism contest judge

If you’ve never judged a journalism contest, I urge you to raise your hand. The work can be blistering: Dozens of stories to read, tight delivery deadlines, clumsy online access.…
Reading fiction through the filter of current events

Reading fiction through the filter of current events

Who we are when we encounter a story can have a lot to do with how we engage with that story and what meaning we take from it. Our age,…
How and why Katie Engelhart followed a woman's journey to her "final exit"

How and why Katie Engelhart followed a woman’s journey to her “final exit”

A California Sunday Magazine profile of a woman with dementia is included in Engelhart's new book on right-to-die issues
A narrative "troika:" direct testimony, news analysis and biographical journalism

A narrative “troika:” direct testimony, news analysis and biographical journalism

It was probably aimed more at the American public than its media, but one message embedded in former Ambassador William B. Taylor Jr.’s recent prepared remarks to a Congressional impeachment…
Wired's executive editor seeks stories that reveal all faces of technology

Wired’s executive editor seeks stories that reveal all faces of technology

Rejections aren't personal: “70 percent of why pitches don't work has nothing to do with the writer”
Braving the Drake Passage, swimming with leopard seals and interviewing a non-talker

Braving the Drake Passage, swimming with leopard seals and interviewing a non-talker

From the archives: National Geographic writer Craig Welch turns silent subjects into the compelling voices of climate change
5(ish) Questions: Nathan Thornburgh talks mind-blowing drugs and Anthony Bourdain

5(ish) Questions: Nathan Thornburgh talks mind-blowing drugs and Anthony Bourdain

The co-founder of the unapologetically longform travel-food-politics site Roads & Kingdoms talks about teaming up with the chef-raconteur and reporting while under the influence of the hallucinogen ayahuasca
A week of the invisible made visible: the Russian hack of the U.S. election, and a sinister gas leak. Oh, plus... Christmas!

A week of the invisible made visible: the Russian hack of the U.S. election, and a sinister gas leak. Oh, plus… Christmas!

Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,…