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E.L. Doctorow: “There is only narrative”

The late historical novelist visited the Nieman Foundation in 1977, where he explained why there might be less of a difference between fiction and non-fiction than journalists expect
August 7, 2015
The Narrative Appeal of Documentary Theater

The Narrative Appeal of Documentary Theater

Why journalists are turning to playwriting to express the 'dramatic truth' at the heart of their stories
July 29, 2015

From Mayborn: The Craft of Covering Race

In a conference themed around “The Great Divide,” stories that bridge societal, economic and cultural gaps, the first session at this year’s Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference exclusively on race admittedly…
July 21, 2015
From Mayborn: How Video Can Improve Narrative

From Mayborn: How Video Can Improve Narrative

Dan Barry said a 90-word wire report from rural Iowa was the spark of what became his 2014 story “The ‘Boys’ in the Bunkhouse.’”Thirty men with intellectual disabilities in a…
July 20, 2015
The Riveter: Longform Journalism by Women, for Women

The Riveter: Longform Journalism by Women, for Women

The Riveter’s second issue was published in summer 2014, and its third issue is set to publish this fall.The two journalism students didn’t let their awe at meeting Esquire writer…
July 20, 2015

23 Things I’ve Learned from (Not) Being a Columnist

Lessons on column writing from Pulitzer Prize-winner Mary Schmich’s 23 years at the Chicago Tribune
July 16, 2015

Peter Slevin tackles the biography of First Lady Michelle Obama

Editor’s Note: Anyone who writes about politics and politicians knows how difficult it is to bring fresh insight to familiar issues and personalities. That challenge is even greater if your…
June 29, 2015
Annotation Tuesday: Jeanne Marie Laskas and Guns ’R Us

Annotation Tuesday: Jeanne Marie Laskas and Guns ’R Us

When Jeanne Marie Laskas set out to write about guns for GQ magazine in 2012, she knew it would be difficult but she didn’t expect it would become the story…
June 9, 2015

Memorial Day Reading List

It’s easy to forget, amid all the cookouts and trips to the beach, that Memorial Day was created to remember the men and women who have died in military service.…
May 22, 2015
A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize Winner Diana Marcum

A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize Winner Diana Marcum

Diana Marcum is the first to acknowledge that her path to a Pulitzer Prize may be an unexpected one.“My parents died when I was young. I didn’t get through college. I didn’t…
April 30, 2015