This essay is so thorough and thought-provoking. It sent me on a rabbit hole to read the interview and annotated feature you link to in Nieman (such a moving feature about the Lahaina wildfire victim). It also answered one question/frustration I have 90% of the time about podcast hosts who don’t have journalism training - the lack of a confident narrator’s stance. Thanks for all you do to elevate the longform craft.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful read, Elaine. I always appreciate your newsletter and wonderful advice and I often bring audio stories into my classrooms as examples of great writing, especially that confident narrator's voice, which to me also is similar to the writer's reported essay voice or the journalist's digression, weaving between scene and reflection. I look forward to bringing more of your work and tips into our discussions as well!
This essay is so thorough and thought-provoking. It sent me on a rabbit hole to read the interview and annotated feature you link to in Nieman (such a moving feature about the Lahaina wildfire victim). It also answered one question/frustration I have 90% of the time about podcast hosts who don’t have journalism training - the lack of a confident narrator’s stance. Thanks for all you do to elevate the longform craft.
Thank you so much for your thoughtful read, Elaine. I always appreciate your newsletter and wonderful advice and I often bring audio stories into my classrooms as examples of great writing, especially that confident narrator's voice, which to me also is similar to the writer's reported essay voice or the journalist's digression, weaving between scene and reflection. I look forward to bringing more of your work and tips into our discussions as well!
This was so inspiring and helpful, as your newsletters always are!
Thanks so much, Mike! Glad this little thing I do can be useful or relevant to others.