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The Unbearable Weight of Witness

Vivid images of war and famine make human misery impossible to ignore.

James Nachtwey Photographs

A Hutu man who did not support the genocide had been imprisoned in a concentration camp, starved, and attacked with machetes. He managed to survive, and after he was freed…

Fall 2000: Narrative Journalism Introduction

Mark Kramer, who directs a narrative journalism conference each year at Boston University, opens our series of articles by asserting that “narrative writing is returning to newspapers.” The reasons are…

Literary Nonfiction Constructs a Narrative Foundation

In college classes, students read great storytellers and learn how to tell a story.

Harper’s Magazine: A Survivor!

An American AlbumOne Hundred and Fifty Years of Harper’s MagazineEdited by Lewis Lapham and Ellen RosenbushFranklin Square Press. 712 Pages. $50.The crowded racks on newsstands and the torrent of junk…

An Indictment of the Washington Press

Two journalists give thumbs down to coverage of the Clinton scandals.

Dead Men Talking

Chicago Tribune reporters highlight fault lines in the justice system.

Narrative Storytelling in a Drive-By Medium

A local television reporter finds ways to go beyond the usual coverage.

Has the Camera’s Eye Replaced the Writer’s Descriptive Hand?

An editor laments the demise of the narrative. And welcomes its return.

Fall 2000: Photojournalism Introduction

James Nachtwey’s book “Inferno” is a collection of 382 photographs depicting the horrific brutality and suffering of people who are entrapped by war, famine or political unrest. Its publication offers…