#Stories

People who get called out on writing problematic reviews often fall back on the argument "would you rather have no coverage at all?!?!" Honestly? Yes. I would rather you not
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Freelancing is hard. You're not alone. Here's my August recap for pitched vs. commissioned stories (not including assigned stories). Pitched: 16Accepted: 5Rejected: 7No response: 4 September pitch recap. This month,
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Journalismism thread: Often, people who want to confidentially share their stories ask: how do you protect my identity? How do you ensure I stay anonymous? I have this conversation a
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Hollywood has spent 50 yrs teaching us a story where ONE protagonist feels that the world is against him & must overcome a series of trials to show the world
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Sigh a lot of people asking me for solutions. The solution is in my tweet. If you are writing poc main characters BECAUSE you want poc readers to get authentic
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Here's something fun: @GetUp commissioned research that went through more than 8,600 News Corp articles about climate change - every article between April 2019 and March 2020.Some of the more
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Stories have always been our primary means of transmitting culture. No kid remembers “ten things children should never do,” but they all remember the story of Hansel and Gretel. Religion
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1. Today I have spent some time reflecting on yesterday and on my time in the NHS. I spent 10 years, 1/3 of my life with the NHS. What changes
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Finally finishing Queen’s Gambit and why did it have to be created directed and produced all by men Queens Gambit is why girls grow up and don’t understand why what
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Yesterday I spent an hour and a half talking to a 91-year-old Holocaust survivor. As expected, it was a moving experience. As expected, his stories were harrowing and horrific. As
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at my 1st reporting job i was given an assignment to interview larry king for his new streaming show and i showed up at his hotel and he was like
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This is an excellent thread. As someone who grew up with Chinese novels and dramas, let me tell you, Chinese writers tend to do this storytelling stuff differently. There's no
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Friend: oh I’m building this thing today *sends pics of parts*Me: oh ... uh .. same *sends PowerPoint charts* I never heard this enough in school, but so much of
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Here are some truths: 1) A person’s profile/tweets may not be an accurate reflection of who they are, for many, it's usually a reflection of who they wish to portray
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Not a hot take:Talking to studios and pitching ideas/ just get to know people is very fun. However, there's always a point where I have to hold my breath and
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I’m seeing some questionable takes about how #December6 is performative and that saying the names of the #MontrealMassacre victims doesn’t really accomplish anything, so let me add my two cents
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