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December 2021

Searching for the Perfect Title: Madeleine Blais on 'The Heart Is an Instrument' and 'Uphill Walkers'
A series from award-winning authors and teachers of writing literary journalism on what they learned from the experience of titling their books.
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Madeleine Blais
Searching for the Perfect Title: Deborah Campbell on 'This Heated Place' and 'A Disappearance in Damascus'
A series from award-winning authors and teachers of writing literary journalism on what they learned from the experience of titling their books.
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Deborah Campbell
The Best of 2021, Part I
Reporting and writing from the past year worth revisiting.
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Cary Littlejohn
Stay Close: A Guide to Pushing Journalism Forward
Tips from notable reporters and editors that are pushing back against journalism's unwritten rules to advance the profession by making it more…
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Jessica Kantor
Community-Centered: The Evolution of Journalism
The standards we follow when reporting and writing serve a purpose, but they must evolve with the world we're trying to cover.
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Jessica Kantor
Weekend Reading: The Terror of Tornadoes, bell hooks, Steph Curry's Record, and More
The best reporting and writing from the past week, and context to understand it.
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Cary Littlejohn
Searching for the Perfect Title: Pamela Newkirk on 'Spectacle' and 'Within the Veil'
A series from award-winning authors and teachers of writing literary journalism on what they learned from the experience of titling their books.
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Pamela Newkirk
The Orgy Next Door: Ethical Relationships in Gay Talese's 'Thy Neighbor's Wife' and 'The Voyeur's Motel'
On the balance between loyalty to the reader and to the investigated subject or community, and the need for self-awareness in literary journalism.
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Julie Wheelwright
Weekend Reading: The Atlantic's Reporting on January 6th, Chris Cuomo's Exit, Notable Trials, and More
The best reporting and writing from the past week, and context to understand it.
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Cary Littlejohn
Searching for the Perfect Title: Ted Conover on 'Rolling Nowhere,' 'Coyotes,' and 'Newjack'
A series from award-winning authors and teachers of writing literary journalism on what they learned from the experience of titling their books.
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Ted Conover
Stories That Matter: How Time Released a BIPOC-Led Issue With Journalists Covering Their Own Communities
A conversation with Lucy Feldman, the lead editor of a first-of-its-kind magazine issue, and Sanya Mansoor.
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Jessica Kantor
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