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Jack Hart

Jack Hart served as managing editor, training editor, and writing coach at The Oregonian. During his quarter-century there, he edited four Pulitzer Prize finalists, including winners in explanatory journalism and feature writing. He also edited a portion of the work recognized with the 2001 Pulitzer Gold Medal for Public Service and the 2006 breaking-news Pulitzer. He is the author of “Wordcraft: The Complete Guide to Clear, Powerful Writing,” (published earlier as “A Writer’s Coach”), and “Storycraft: The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction.”

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