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Richard Just on long-form journalism and online cover stories at The New Republic

January 25, 2011 – 12:07 pm

Last week, The New Republic began posting “online cover stories” on its website. Announcing the move, the magazine’s new editor, Richard Just, wrote about his belief  that “beautifully crafted, methodically edited, intellectually rich long-form writing can also thrive online.” He introduced the inaugural story, an extensive review of health care reform and its possible repeal. As fans [...]

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New York Times editor Bill Keller on narrative’s future: three “threats” to it he’s not buying

April 27, 2010 – 12:29 pm

New York Times executive editor Bill Keller thinks the death of narrative journalism has been greatly exaggerated—and he brought some examples to Boston University’s 2010 narrative conference Saturday to prove it:
A man standing in line at a store, scrolling through Dexter Filkins’ 10,000-word magazine cover story on Afghanistan, for instance—on his Blackberry.
The lede of Gene Weingarten’s Pulitzer-winning [...]

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Channeling “The Power of Narrative”: Isabel Wilkerson on Boston University’s April conference

March 29, 2010 – 4:12 pm

Looking for thoughts on narrative from big names in a small setting? We spoke last week with Isabel Wilkerson, director of narrative nonfiction at Boston University’s College of Communication, about the upcoming conference “The Power of Narrative: Timeless Art in an Urgent Age.” Taking place at the University’s Photonics Center April 23 – 24, the event [...]

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