The Poynter Journalism Prizes introduce a new category for short writing in honor of 'America's writing coach'
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Education reporter Hannah Natanson profiled a teacher facing a divided classroom as part of the Washington Post's 'School Book Wars' series
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Learning from the karma of gratitude: The editor is introduced to an artful new word after writing about a 'gratitude alphabet'
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Gifts for writers!

Just in time for the holidays — or any day — journalist and author Kim Cross shares her must-have reporting and writing tools
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Tapping star power for public service announcements: Wisconsin cops write a Taylor Swift riff to warn football fans about safe and sober winter driving
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David E. Sanger's essay on reporting the advance obit for Henry Kissinger offers insights into the 'odd dance' of interviews with power brokers
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had such a fascinating conversation with Jennifer Senior about first-person reporting, writing about family and the ethics of reporting on disability — all of which underpin her Sept. cover story The Atlantic. My latest for Nieman Storyboard: niemanstoryboard.org/stories/develo…

.Jennifer Senior uncovers the painful truth behind the treatment of a generation of Americans warehoused in asylums and denied by families (by @SternCarly96)
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The editor embraces a columnist's invitation to use the alphabet as a meditation on gratitude and a celebration of words
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University of Montana journalist Jason Begay, of the Navajo Nation, talks to Washington Post journalist Dana Hedgpeth, of the Haliwa-Saponi tribe, about living with and correcting history
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The Washington Post publishes a daring project with never-before-seen photos of the aftermath of mass shootings
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Ahead of Thanksgiving, a a journalist’s journey into her family story leads to a history of American pie
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🚨 Aspiring authors: Nonfiction author Kim Cross breaks down how to sell a book proposal in this Q&A for Nieman Storyboard
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Author Kim Cross annotates the lengthy proposal that landed a contract for the book that revisits the 1992 Polly Klaas kidnapping
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.@SternCarly96 talked with Kim Cross about what nonfiction writers need to know about the book publishing process, how a book proposal mirrors and diverges from a magazine pitch, and the roles that each editorial partner plays
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From the mountains of Romania to storytellers everywhere: Key lessons from a five-day immersion in craft
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The editor reflects on some overzealous inbox housecleaning — and frets about gaps left by our erasure of digital ephemera
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In frenzied times and a strained news economy, editors are often the first to be cut — just when they are needed more than ever
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“…last straws and camels’ backs…”

Charles P. Pierce (paraphrased) on college basketball coach Bobby Knight
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Author and journalism teacher @MallaryTenore uses Post-its and origami paper to outline her reported memoir on eating disorders
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