I’m posting here the readings that I’m assigning to my Depth Reporting Students. Why? So they will be easy for my students to find and because these are great things for anyone interested in journalism to read:
- New York Times: Dealing With Aging Prisoners
With long, mandatory prison sentences the norm, states are having to deal with an aging cohort of lifers. A Rick Bragg story from 1995. (Pulitzer winning story) - Washington Post: Loving the Warrior
A Yale honor student in love with a wounded platoon leader. How the wars we are in connect with those who are usually a long ways away from them. - Omaha World-Herald: Living The Gluten-free Life
Living with celiac disease in the heartland.
Writing Using Narrative
- Calvin Trillin – Covering the Cops
Profile of the Miami Herald’s Edna Buchanan, author of The Corpse Had a Familiar Face.
- Bill Mitchell – Overview: Aboard the Narrative Train
How to use narrative techniques in your reporting. - Distinguished Writing Award Winners
A panel of ASNE Distinguished Writing Award Winners talk about encouraging good writing in the newsroom, including theme, narrative and story. (Originally broadcast 4/11/97)