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Writing the Book: How to Craft Narratives, from Concept to Content

“Writing the Book: How to Craft Narratives, from Concept to Content”  is an in-depth exploration of how journalists can become authors, told by writers of memoirs, novels, and nonfiction narratives.…
December 5, 2013

On the Road to Writing Books: Blazing New Trails

‘What transforms journalists into nonfiction authors is the heft of their voice, the narrative arc of their idea, and its marketability. These aren’t lessons that tend to be reinforced on…
December 8, 2011

The Writing Life: Examined in a Digital Minibook

Earlier this year novelist Ann Patchett published on Byliner what it described as “a practical memoir about the agony, ecstasy, and occasional lunacy of the writing life.” What follows is…
December 8, 2011
A Personal Approach to China’s History: Edward Wong on his book “At the Edge of Empire”

A Personal Approach to China’s History: Edward Wong on his book “At the Edge of Empire”

The book intertwines Wong's experiences as a foreign correspondent and his father's life story.
January 7, 2025
Turning a 21-Second Football Play into a 264-Page Book

Turning a 21-Second Football Play into a 264-Page Book

Tyler Bridges, NF ’12, on writing about the craziest finish in college sports history It was December 2016, and my daughter Luciana and I were sitting in an outdoor jacuzzi…
June 28, 2023
Is It OK for Journalists To Hold Back Scoops for Books?

Is It OK for Journalists To Hold Back Scoops for Books?

Tantalizing bits of information were happily fed to the public in the days leading up to the release of “Confidence Man,” a meaty look at everything from Donald Trump’s upbringing…
November 22, 2022
Journalist Jerry Mitchell on Interviewing Klansmen, Investigating Cold Cases, and His Newest Book

Journalist Jerry Mitchell on Interviewing Klansmen, Investigating Cold Cases, and His Newest Book

Reporter Jerry Mitchell’s stories have helped lead to the convictions of Ku Klux Klansmen guilty of some of the nation’s most notorious crimes, including the 1963 assassination of the Mississippi…
March 18, 2020
How rewriting history with a deepfake moon landing video could help spot misinformation

How rewriting history with a deepfake moon landing video could help spot misinformation

The 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission to the moon was coming up. During a brainstorming session at Lippmann House, journalists and artists were throwing around ideas for potential…
January 17, 2020
How Writing Off the Working Class Has Hurt the Mainstream Media

How Writing Off the Working Class Has Hurt the Mainstream Media

A 1951 Nieman Foundation conference on labor reporting tells us what we are missing in reporting today
August 27, 2019
Google, Facebook, and the Crisis of News and Democracy

Google, Facebook, and the Crisis of News and Democracy

Can regulators now do what Silicon Valley has failed to do?
November 2, 2018