Search results for “writing+the+book” Showing 1126 results How narrative moments can elevate a non-narrative story Two foundational definitions of news are proximity and immediacy. The closer and more urgent an event or issue, the more likely it is to grab a reader’s attention. That can… May 11, 2021 From city hall scoops to breaking news to profiles to narratives Lizzie Johnson’s work covering the deadly wildfires that have scorched California in recent years has earned a place in these posts in the past. Most notable was an annotation of… May 6, 2021 A narrative on the political divide reported from the inside-out Jose A. Del Real of The Washington Post uses phone, email and texts to profile a family torn apart by conflicting beliefs in "facts" April 20, 2021 Two anti-racist scholars and writers take on the cultural limits of “objectivity” In a final conversation at The Power of Narrative conference, Jelani Cobb and Ibram X. Kendi argue that narrative should be used to convey fuller truths April 7, 2021 Shout-out to 2021 News Leaders Association winners Congratulations to winners of the 2021 NLA Awards, announced this week by the News Leaders Association (the merger of the former American Society of Newspaper Editors and the Associated Press… April 6, 2021 The power and purpose of a writer’s voice Are you wondering how you can break out of writing brief news items into writing longer, more engaging narrative articles? Mark Kramer, the founding director of the Power of Narrative… March 30, 2021 How covering prep sports in retirement led to a spot on “60 Minutes” You love the games and the writing and become a sports journalist. You devote a career to that passion and the craft, writing for some of the best mastheads in… March 26, 2021 Journalist Angel Jennings on being in the community and bringing yourself to stories At the BU Power of Narrative conference, Angel Jennings of The Los Angeles Times talks about drawing on personal experiences to guide more authentic reporting March 25, 2021 The Power of Narrative: Non-fiction narrative in challenging times A keynote conversation from the annual conference, hosted by Boston University, which went virtual to a record crowd March 23, 2021 An emotional award for Sally Jenkins after a lifetime of awards A lame inside joke in many of the newsrooms of America: The sports department is also referred to as “the toy department.” After all, the coverage focuses on games.Until you… March 17, 2021 Previous 1 … 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 … 113 Next