Coaches’ Corner: The story behind ‘Then the Walls Closed In’
Coaches’ corner Once upon a time, there were writing coaches in newsrooms across the country,…
November 20, 2015
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Making the case for Black with a capital B. Again.
When I opened the door to my office after a summer doing research and writing…
August 23, 2015
Quartz experiment: Shades of gray distinguish facts from hearsay
As of Sunday night, there remained many unknown elements about the over-the-top subscription service that HBO…
March 13, 2015
Satire’s conflicting kinship with journalism
So 12 are dead in Paris, with more injured. Their crime is an association with…
January 8, 2015
CNN sheds light on family’s harrowing experience, Alaska’s highest rape rate
CNN Photo by Brandon Ancil Convicted sex offenders are American pariahs, kept at bay by…
February 26, 2014
How Sports Illustrated reporter captured the athlete in ‘The Book of Tebow’
Earlier this year, Sports Illustrated writer Thomas Lake embarked on a challenging project: to profile…
December 14, 2013
Cage fighter’s faked death gives life to rich NYT storytelling
Last month, The New York Times continued its streak of publishing groundbreaking newspaper narratives with…
October 24, 2013
How student reporters ended discrimination among University of Alabama sororities
In the weeks before school started, it was widely known on campus at the University…
October 2, 2013
The story behind a compelling investigation into how Aurora shooter got his ammo
Earlier this summer, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published "How the Aurora shooter got his ammo"…
September 4, 2013
Story about Justin Bieber concert shows how writers can zig when everyone else zags
I learned a new term from a high school teacher, who introduced me to "mentor…
August 14, 2013
Story about a Marine’s suicide shows power of letting sources narrate
National Public Radio brags about its ability to produce “driveway moments.” The idea is that…
August 7, 2013
Atlanta Journal Constitution writer shows what it takes to craft an excellent profile
It is an honor to kick off the Poynter Excellence Project with Rosalind Bentley's elegant…
July 17, 2013
Today we launch the Poynter Excellence Project
It has been a hallmark of Poynter over its history to call attention to excellent…
July 17, 2013