Interviewing

Insight from the other side of the notebook

By Matt Tullis• Narrative News• April 16, 2019

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Mass shootings have become a tragic American story. School shootings are an especially searing chapter in that narrative. This week marks the 20th anniversary of Columbine, a high school in Colorado where 13 students were … Read more

Braving the Drake Passage, swimming with leopard seals and interviewing a non-talker

By Cheryl Katz• Annotation Tuesday!• December 4, 2018

Cover of the 2018 print edition of National Geographic. Editor’s note: Photos from this project, published in the 2018 issue … Read more

The craft (and art) of the interview, from thoughtful homework to whatever happens

By Sally James• Story Craft• October 4, 2018

Notes on interviewing process Jacqui Banaszynski The panel was promoted as “The Art of the Interview.” And based on the range of advice from four … Read more

Christopher Solomon on how he captured the controversial wolf man of Washington

By Linda Shaw• Annotation Tuesday!• September 11, 2018

Before Christopher Solomon took on the case of the wolf researcher who ignited a political firestorm, the situation had sparked plenty of regional coverage. In particular, The Seattle Times, where Solomon reported for six years before his leap to … Read more