2009 Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism: Telling True Stories in Turbulent Times

Narrative Archeology: Digging up the dialogue, textural details, and action to create compelling true stories

Learn how to report—on deadline—for scene, character, meaning. How to work toward invisibility and gather what you need without interfering in the events unfolding in front of you. How to think cinematically even before you venture outside the newsroom for your first interview. How to use all of these strategies, and more, even when the clock is ticking on a breaking story.