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May 2, 2008
There’s a tradition among journalists of “collecting string,” facts and impressions gathered in daily reporting that can become the stuff of a far larger story with wider sweep and a richer texture. Here’s how Jere Hester describes the practice: “Fill … Continue reading
April 10, 2008
When the news flashed across my screen Monday, I did a fist pump when I saw the name Gene Weingarten as the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for feature writing. Gene is the resident humorist and writer extraordinaire at The … Continue reading
March 17, 2008
Details matter in writing. One of the first, best suggestions is to over-report what you see, hear, smell and touch. When you go to a scene, walk into a room, visit a store, meet an interview subject, write down all … Continue reading
March 3, 2008
Shout Outs Some of the South’s best writers remind me of the best beat reporters. In travels to their literary haunts, I’ve been deeply struck by how William Faulkner, Eudora Welty, Willie Morris and Flannery O’Connor brought to life the … Continue reading
Issue 2, No. 6 – Oct. 11, 2007
Shout Outs The greatest gift for a writer, author Tom Wolfe says, is reporting. The reporter gets to use all of the senses to give the reader the sights, sounds and smells of a scene. When writing leaves you feeling … Continue reading
Issue 2, No. 9 – Sept. 7, 2007
Shout Outs It all starts with the reporting. After a summer of internships, we’ve got some real-world proof of that maxim. Tim Catts’s reporting for BusinessWeek.com literally helped an Ohio waitress win $1 million. Presented on his second day on … Continue reading