Search results for “writing the book” Showing 1132 results Nut grafs (or graphs): How five sentences can help a writer focus A freelancer who teaches college journalism leaned on friends, social media, and a simple template to help students find the center of a story October 20, 2021 Nut grafs: Getting to the heart of the story Renowned editor and writing coach Jack Hart urges writers to build stories around a theme statement that establishes meaning and guides structure October 19, 2021 Literary Forensics: How to edit (and self-edit) from the inside out Here is a self-editing origin story:I was back from my first truly big reporting assignment, which was to cover the 1984-85 famine in the sub-Sahara. I was exhausted, emotional about… October 15, 2021 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 Jim Sheeler’s legacy to journalism: Empathy, decency and stories that last In late August, Jim Tankersley, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, learned he was going to be the pool reporter following President Biden to Dover Air Force… October 13, 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 Lane DeGregory: Intimate access to a Florida COVID-19 ward, with conditions The Pulitzer Prize winning reporter spent 18 months asking for access, 12 hours inside, and four days to deliver a take-you-there story September 30, 2021 Jim Sheeler turned the simple obituary into a high and reverent art A brief anecdote in a Denver Post story about Pulitzer Prize winner Jim Sheeler describes how a new reporter was seated next to him in the newsroom of the Rocky… September 23, 2021 The New Yorker explores a dilemma in Ultra-Orthodox divorce: What about the children? Writer Larissa MacFarquhar is drawn to stories that help her sort out issues that have no clear solutions September 21, 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 Previous 1 … 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 … 114 Next
