Search results for “writing+the+book” Showing 1124 results A religion reporter profiles a charismatic community drawn to a “miracle Bible” Surprising stories spring from any number of places. Investigative or narrative or explanatory stories often start with curiosity sparked by a local news story or feature. That’s what happened when… April 14, 2020 How to wed personal experience and journalistic discipline Some journalistic tenets are almost sacred, among them: The story is not about us.But sometimes, the story is. Or at least the journalist is living the same story as his… April 3, 2020 A writer channels her own life of fear to report about science and psychology Award-winning freelancer and outdoorswoman Eva Holland weaves memoir and research in her debut book "Nerve" March 31, 2020 Calling out Olympic officials’ past failures as coronavirus threatens the 2020 Games Sally Jenkins has been writing for the sports section of the Washington Post going on 20 years. The Associated Press and the Society for Professional Journalists have named her the… March 18, 2020 A war correspondent and mom faces new fears in the early days of coronavirus Coronavirus is no longer something happening somewhere else — no matter where you are — or something that will soon become yesterday’s news. As of this week, cases have been… March 17, 2020 Stories are read twice in readers’ minds: Once for information, then for meaning EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece is published in partnership with the Poynter Institute.I have come to believe that all readers read all stories twice — all the time.The first reading comes… March 11, 2020 What journalistic process can teach both kids and scientists Janica Johnson flipped her reporter’s notebook open to an empty page as she and her team prepared for an interview with Donna Shows, a cell biologist from the Benaroya Research… February 28, 2020 How the personal narrative can make the difference between prison and release A veteran journalist discovers the role of story in America's prison system — and "human resilience and grace in the face of adversity" February 25, 2020 The shift of “branches” in a sentence creates shifts in mood and meaning A recent One Great Sentence post, about a line from Dan Zak’s essay for the Washington Post about the political culture of Iowa, inspired me to add a few thoughts.… February 21, 2020 How writers show you the love It’s a predictable moment: A reporter needs some relevant emotion for story, so — recorder running and notebook poised — asks: “How does it feel?”You can insert the situation of… February 14, 2020 Previous 1 … 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 … 113 Next
