Nieman Foundation3 days agoFrom majesty to mystery in one grafNieman Foundation - Liz SeegertA Bloomberg Businessweek lede weaves techniques of travel writing and suspense novels to set up a tale of corporate mismanagement By Liz Seegert I was …
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Nieman FoundationSetting up the next chapter of life’s storyNieman Foundation - Jacqui BanaszynskiAfter six-plus years, the Storyboard editor is handing the keyboard forward By Jacqui Banaszynski Work as a journalist long enough, or at least start …
Nieman FoundationBang that keyboard and jazz up your writingNieman Foundation - Esther Wei-Yun LandhuisA freelance science journalist took up drumming, dared to jam some jazz — and found a way to do fast-jazz story drafts By Esther Wei-Yun Landhuis In …
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Nieman FoundationThe allusions and confusions of regional referencesNieman Foundation - Jacqui BanaszynskiThe editor muses on how cultural references have the power to make writing more intimate and authentic, but can also leave readers out By Jacqui …
