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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…
September 15, 2000

Literary Nonfiction Constructs a Narrative Foundation

In college classes, students read great storytellers and learn how to tell a story.
September 15, 2000

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…
September 15, 2000

An Indictment of the Washington Press

Two journalists give thumbs down to coverage of the Clinton scandals.
September 15, 2000

Dead Men Talking

Chicago Tribune reporters highlight fault lines in the justice system.
September 15, 2000

Narrative Storytelling in a Drive-By Medium

A local television reporter finds ways to go beyond the usual coverage.
September 15, 2000

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

An editor laments the demise of the narrative. And welcomes its return.
September 15, 2000

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…
September 15, 2000

Lulling Viewers Into a State of Complicity

‘The approach of a storyteller seemed more apt….’
September 15, 2000

Dying to Get the Story

A journalist reflects on which risks are necessary.
September 15, 2000