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How a reporter documented the failure of "failure-to-protect" laws

How a reporter documented the failure of “failure-to-protect” laws

Samantha Michaels of Mother Jones followed the story of a woman given harsher punishment than the man who abused her daughter — and her
July 19, 2023
A collaboration through nine months, 14,000 words, 36 chapters and a "leap of faith"

A collaboration through nine months, 14,000 words, 36 chapters and a “leap of faith”

‘We were taking a big leap of faith and trusting readers to be able to figure it out themselves,’ says investigative reporter Raquel Rutledge
July 14, 2023
The unlimited shelf life of story ideas

The unlimited shelf life of story ideas

By Jacqui BanaszynskiAfter our mother died, my brothers and I gathered to clean out and sell our childhood home. An inevitable part of that process was to sort through her…
July 11, 2023
When a migrant story trail goes cold, fresh reporting finds a deeper truth

When a migrant story trail goes cold, fresh reporting finds a deeper truth

British journalist Samira Shackle likes to revisit incomplete social-issues news that is hyped, spun and incomplete to learn what really happened
July 6, 2023
The future of journalism in very good hands

The future of journalism in very good hands

By Lauren Kessler“We’ve got a paper to get out.”That’s the matter-of-fact directive from Zoe Toperosky to a roomful of reporters and editors. She is talking through a mask in that…
June 22, 2023
Finding the "bigger and higher purpose" to cover transgender issues and suicide

Finding the “bigger and higher purpose” to cover transgender issues and suicide

By Trevor PyleFor state legislator Karen Berg of Kentucky, the fight against anti-trans legislation was entwined with the memory of her transgender son, Henry. For reporter Willian Wan of The…
June 15, 2023
"Star Trek" as a guide to sharing intimate, personal details

“Star Trek” as a guide to sharing intimate, personal details

A PhD researcher in neuroscience finds a useful tool to decide when and how to use personal stories in her science writing
June 13, 2023
Reconstructing a murky maze of blame

Reconstructing a murky maze of blame

Lauren Smiley of Wired spent four years tracking the first pedestrian fatality involving a bicyclist, Uber and a self-driving car
June 1, 2023
Climbing the "ladder of abstraction" to evoke empathy and elevate your message

Climbing the “ladder of abstraction” to evoke empathy and elevate your message

A concept adapted from theories of rhetoric can help writers choose details that add both intimacy and universality to a story
May 31, 2023
When a reporter is slain, another picks up the story

When a reporter is slain, another picks up the story

The Washington Post sent Lizzie Johnson to Las Vegas to continue an investigation started by Review-Journal reporter Jeff German
May 24, 2023