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A six-month investigation by Stacy Perman and Josh Rottenberg unearthed the corruption and racism behind the glitz and glamour of one of Hollywood's…
Tom Jacobs
Daniari's work at Condé Nast's Them is centered around her community, and proving that reporting on what you know firsthand is an undeniable strength.
Jessica Kantor
On the balance between loyalty to the reader and to the investigated subject or community, and the need for self-awareness in literary journalism.
Julie Wheelwright
Journalism should represent trans, nonbinary, and agender people's humanity, expertise, suffering, and triumphs. As a nonbinary writer, I asked what's…
Rey Katz
An experiment, and a place where we can all share and learn from some of the best reporting and writing being done today — and the people and places…
Nicholas Jackson
Years of reporting on Xinjiang led to what's been described as "the most ambitious immersive visual storytelling [the magazine] has ever undertaken."
Brian Ng
A guide for journalists and documentarians that calls for ongoing informed consent, collaborative decision-making, and psycho-education for all…
Louise Godbold
The standards we follow when reporting and writing serve a purpose, but they must evolve with the world we're trying to cover.
Jessica Kantor
Every word the famously concise New Yorker staff writer wrote was essential, of course, but here is where to begin.
Kate Wheeling
Tips from notable reporters and editors that are pushing back against journalism's unwritten rules to advance the profession by making it more…
Jessica Kantor
In a state where higher education is increasingly political, Joe Killian's decades of political reporting helped him earn the trust of both Jones and…
The Postscript
Journalism, and our written culture generally, has been moving in the direction of more first person over the past 30 or 40 years, but its use should be…
Ted Conover
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