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Blocked: Why do writers stop writing? In this New Yorker article, author Joan Acocella muses on the history, theory and nature of writer’s block.
Objectivity: Not dead yet This column by New York Times writer and correspondent Anthony DePalma explores the ambivalent embrace of objectivity in today’s newsrooms.
In The Worst Murder of All, David Staples reflects on writing and researching a story about Canada’s infanticide law.
The Neiman Foundation for Narrative Journalism at Harvard University posts essays on the writing craft.
Blocked: Why do writers stop writing? In this New Yorker article, author Joan Acocella muses on the history, theory and nature of writer’s block.
Objectivity: Not dead yet This column by New York Times writer and correspondent Anthony DePalma explores the ambivalent embrace of objectivity in today’s newsrooms.
In The Worst Murder of All, David Staples reflects on writing and researching a story about Canada’s infanticide law.
The Neiman Foundation for Narrative Journalism at Harvard University posts essays on the writing craft.
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