How to Succeed in Your Very First JobSo you got hired. Now what? Apr 16 26April 16, 2026Article at bloomberg.com
Annotation: Irin Carmon follows the experiences of five pregnant women in the post-Dobbs era‘I felt a sense of connection, rage, and sadness about what was going to happen to anyone who was pregnant in this country, whether they wanted to be or not’ Mar 05 26March 05, 2026Article at Nieman Storyboard
Journalist Kate Sosin on covering trans issues in the age of Trump 2.0“As a trans person, I have to write news that makes me want to get up in the morning … stories that are more constructive than just, ‘Here's another thing that has been taken away from you.’” Oct 17 25October 17, 2025Article at Nieman Storyboard
Megan Greenwell on holding out for the once-in-a-lifetime book ideaThe author of “Bad Company” reflects on the merits of waiting until she was seized by an obsession and couldn’t let go Sep 19 25September 19, 2025Article at Nieman Storyboard
Welcome to the January issue of The HighlightVox is a general interest news site for the 21st century. Its mission: to help everyone understand our complicated world, so that we can all help shape it. In text, video and audio, our reporters explain politics, policy, world affairs, technology, culture, science, the climate crisis, money, health and everything else that matters. Our goal is to ensure that everyone, regardless of income or status, can access accurate information that empowers them. Jan 13 25January 13, 2025Article at vox.com
The 14 predictions that came true in 2024 — and the 10 that didn’tFrom Trump and Tesla to psychedelics and animal welfare, Vox’s Future Perfect team returned to their predictions made earlier in the year to see what was right, and what wasn’t. Dec 30 24December 30, 2024Article at vox.com
LA thinks AI could help decide which homeless people get scarce housing — and which don’tWithout enough houses for its growing homeless population, the city is using machine learning to make its process fairer. Dec 06 24December 06, 2024Article at vox.com
Effective editing: "I'm in service of you, the writer" | Nieman StoryboardExploring the art and craft of story Nov 07 24November 07, 2024Article at Nieman Storyboard
Chronic Diseases Can Come With Chronic Financial PressureFor millions of Americans, paying for the treatment needed to manage their diseases can become its own lifelong problem. Nov 04 24November 04, 2024Article at New York Times
Effective editing: Get on the phone to talk through ideas and problems | Nieman StoryboardExploring the art and craft of story Oct 24 24October 24, 2024Article at Nieman Storyboard
It’s Chigger Season. Here’s What to Know About the Pests.Dr. Stephanie Lareau whizzed through the trees on her mountain bike in Roanoke, Va., one day in 2018. When she wanted to stop for water and a snack, she didn’t think much of plunking down in a pile of leaves near a reservoir to rest. The next day,… Jul 25 24July 25, 2024Article at New York Times
Effective editing: Navigating failures of the military’s mental health systemAlexandra Zayas caught the journalism bug as a kid growing up in Miami, Florida, following some of biggest news events of the time. From there, she earned a journalism degree, spent several years reporting at the Tampa Bay Times and made a brief move… Jul 11 24July 11, 2024Article at Nieman Storyboard
Effective editing: Navigating failures of the military’s mental health systemA project annotation by Alexandra Zayas of ProPublica offers insights to how an editor sees story potential and guides reporters Now, as deputy managing editor of ProPublic, Zayas move into editing where she now builds training programs for other… Jul 11 24July 11, 2024Article at Nieman Storyboard
Effective editing: Trust and Ted Lasso-style cheerleadingEDITOR’S NOTE: For other posts in the occasional series about effective editing, read our interviews with Mike Wilson of The New York Times, Scott Stossel of The Atlantic and Lynda Robinson of The Washington Post. This interview, with Alexandra Zayas… Jul 11 24July 11, 2024Article at Nieman Storyboard
Effective editing: Lynda Robinson annotates a sensitive story on faith and familyEDITOR'S NOTE: In this installment of our occasional series on effective editing, we featured a Q&A with Lynda Robinson, an enterprise and narrative editor at the Washington Post, and follow it with this annotation below of a sensitive story, by… Jun 12 24June 12, 2024Article at Nieman Storyboard
Effective editing: Lynda Robinson annotates a sensitive story on faith and familyThe Washington Post enterprise editor gives a behind-the-scenes look at how she worked with a reporter to access sources and recreate scenes EDITOR’S NOTE: In this installment of our occasional series on effective editing, we featured a Q&A with… Jun 12 24June 12, 2024Article at Nieman Storyboard
Effective editing: Mutual trust and knowing the heart of a storyEDITOR’S NOTE: For other posts in the occasional series about effective editing, read our interviews with Mike Wilson of The New York Times and Scott Stossel of The Atlantic. The below interview with Lynda Robinson, an enterprise editor at the… Jun 12 24June 12, 2024Article at Nieman Storyboard
Effective editing: Mike Wilson annotates a complex story he editedEDITOR'S NOTE: In this installment of our occasional series "What Makes a Good Editor," we featured a Q&A with Mike Wilson of The New York Times "Great Reads" and follow it with his annotation below of a long-term reporting project he edited. Divided… May 31 24May 31, 2024Article at Nieman Storyboard
A good editor? Word skills, listening skills and people skillsEDITOR’S NOTE: The interview with Mike Wilson of The New York Times is another in our occasional series “What makes a good editor” will be followed by his annotation of a story by Chicago correspondent Jonathan Weisman, about the political rift in a… May 30 24May 30, 2024Article at Nieman Storyboard
What makes a good editor? Flexibility, mutual trust and chocolate chipsEDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of an occasional series interviewing story editors about how they do their jobs. By Carly Stern Our first editor spotlight is with Scott Stossel, a D.C.-based national editor for The Atlantic who has edited a plethora… May 10 24May 10, 2024Article at Nieman Storyboard