Coachesโ Corner: The story behind โThen the Walls Closed Inโ
Coachesโ corner Once upon a time, there were writing coaches in newsrooms across the country,โฆ
November 20, 2015
Story Analysis
Highlighting excellent journalism in all its forms.
Making the case for Black with a capital B. Again.
When I opened the door to my office after a summer doing research and writingโฆ
August 23, 2015
Quartz experiment: Shades of gray distinguish facts from hearsay
As of Sunday night, there remained many unknown elements about the over-the-top subscription service that HBOโฆ
March 13, 2015
Satireโs conflicting kinship with journalism
So 12 are dead in Paris, with more injured. Their crime is an association withโฆ
January 8, 2015
CNN sheds light on familyโs harrowing experience, Alaskaโs highest rape rate
CNN Photo by Brandon Ancil Convicted sex offenders are American pariahs, kept at bay byโฆ
February 26, 2014
How Sports Illustrated reporter captured the athlete in โThe Book of Tebowโ
Earlier this year, Sports Illustrated writer Thomas Lake embarked on a challenging project: to profileโฆ
December 14, 2013
Cage fighterโs faked death gives life to rich NYT storytelling
Last month, The New York Times continued its streak of publishing groundbreaking newspaper narratives withโฆ
October 24, 2013
How student reporters ended discrimination among University of Alabama sororities
In the weeks before school started, it was widely known on campus at the Universityโฆ
October 2, 2013
The story behind a compelling investigation into how Aurora shooter got his ammo
Earlier this summer, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch published "How the Aurora shooter got his ammo"โฆ
September 4, 2013
Story about Justin Bieber concert shows how writers can zig when everyone else zags
I learned a new term from a high school teacher, who introduced me to "mentorโฆ
August 14, 2013
Story about a Marineโs suicide shows power of letting sources narrate
National Public Radio brags about its ability to produce โdriveway moments.โ The idea is thatโฆ
August 7, 2013
Atlanta Journal Constitution writer shows what it takes to craft an excellent profile
It is an honor to kick off the Poynter Excellence Project with Rosalind Bentley's elegantโฆ
July 17, 2013
Today we launch the Poynter Excellence Project
It has been a hallmark of Poynter over its history to call attention to excellentโฆ
July 17, 2013