Search results for “writing+the+book” Showing 1163 results Four hundred years of harsh history delivered in 8,000 unflinching words “Our founding ideals of liberty and equality were false when they were written. Black Americans fought to make them true. Without this struggle, America would have no democracy at all.”So… January 17, 2020 An investigative journalist takes a yearly “leap out of the comfort zone” into fiction Every journalist has an unfinished novel or a screenplay tucked in their desk drawer or hard drive. Of course, that’s not true in every case, but there’s no doubt a… January 15, 2020 Not just another sappy Christmas story Reporters of a certain place and time — Eugene, Oregon, in the 1970s — loved to tell stories about how they were hired. At the time, the Eugene Register-Guard was… January 3, 2020 Gratitude Notes (#25): Classic guides, classy pens, fast keyboards and supportive friends Editor’s note: This month, we bring you brief reminders from pros around the world about what or who helped them forward in their careers. [dcI[/dc] am thankful for William Zinsser’s book… December 27, 2019 The chronic pain of runaway medical debt An investigative narrative exposes a system where the bounty hunter rules December 24, 2019 From basketball stardom to rosary beads When she got the story assignment, ESPN senior writer Elizabeth Merrill could hardly believe it:A Villanova basketball star, Shelly Pennefather, won the 1987 Wade Trophy as the top female player… December 10, 2019 Coming home from stories of war Last month, journalist, filmmaker and military veteran Zack Baddorf made a plea, in an essay for Nieman Reports, that more veterans consider careers in journalism and more newsrooms hire veterans.… December 4, 2019 Dishing up some sides of gratitude with notes Editor’s note: It’s Thanksgiving, that singular and, for many, favorite American holiday. We welcome you to hunt around for stories of the true origins of the day, rather than the… November 28, 2019 The 1619 project: Tracing steps backwards to find a way forward Four centuries ago this year, a privateer named the White Lion anchored off Point Comfort, an English colony in what is now Hampton, Virginia. In its cramped hold, it carried… November 26, 2019 Some warbly thoughts on “voice” Defining a writer’s “voice” has always stumped me. It came up again recently, when a journalism professor put me on speaker phone with her class of college freshmen, who had… November 22, 2019 Previous 1 … 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 … 117 Next
