editing

Everybody needs an editor

Everybody needs an editor

Michael Kruse and Bill Duryea reflect on a 16-year partnership. Plus: Telling a family's story, without everyone's participation.
Michael Kruse & Bill Duryea: Lessons from a 16-year reporter-editor partnership

Michael Kruse & Bill Duryea: Lessons from a 16-year reporter-editor partnership

The journalists share how they supported and learned from each other at the Tampa Bay Times and Politico.
Log off, read a book, connect IRL

Log off, read a book, connect IRL

Mallary Tenore Tarpley on using your story outtakes, plus the Society for Features Journalism conference returns
In praise of outtakes: How journalists make the most of their story cuts

In praise of outtakes: How journalists make the most of their story cuts

For many authors, making big edits for a story or book doesn't mean throwing out valuable work