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Topic: Narrative Journalism

Narrative Journalism in the Era of the Web
‘Once the idea of using footnotes took hold, the question became whether we could use them for more than their usual purpose of attribution …’
By Lee Hancock and Mark Miller
Decision-Making: A Visual Journey Inside the Iraq War
‘… it remains the job of journalists to do more than report the “stuff” that happens or bring to the public the “first rough draft of history.”’
By Michael Kirk and Michael Wiser
Valuable Web Sites About Indian Country
By Victor Merina
A Master Narrative About Iran Emerges
‘… the surplus of news outlets has had the paradoxical effect of increasing our information and reducing our knowledge.’
By Ali M. Ansari
When the Conflict Narrative Doesn’t Fit
‘Conflict does attract readers. But pursued as a virtue unto itself, it can distort news stories and skew public understanding.’
By Diane Winston
Newspapers Portray Women in Pakistan as the ‘Good’ Muslims
An analysis of news reporting and commentary in the wake of 9/11 reveals a pattern in which women's circumstances and lives served as a vehicle for a desired narrative.
By Susan Moeller
Creating an Investigative Narrative
By Anne Hull and Dana Priest
Foreign Reporting: Adding Layers to What Goes in the Notebook
Using the tools of digital media, a reporter and photojournalist create a narrative multimedia account of what's happening in Afghanistan.
By Charles M. Sennott
On the Narrative Approach
By Sonia Nazario
The Internet: Continuing the Legacy of Storytelling
‘I often reflect on my work as a journalist and wonder if I’ve some inherent genetic code that comes from this time-honored practice.’
By Victor Merina
The State of Narrative Nonfiction Writing
By Robert Vare
The Verdict Is in the 112th Paragraph
In a narrative serial of a murder trial, news is differently defined.
By Thomas French
‘Don’t try to squeeze the dress of narrative over the wrong form.’
By Jacqui Banaszynski
‘About This Story’
Newspapers work to make narrative journalism be accountable to readers.
By Russell Frank
Long-Form Multimedia Journalism: Quality Is the Key Ingredient
As a producer of social documentary projects—viewed on digital platforms—Brian Storm talks about the excitement of doing journalism in this way, at this time.
By Brian Storm