One part is about genre. Newcomers to public writing typically don’t know the genres — that is, the differences between an op-ed, an essay, a profile, a reported article, or a well-researched ...

Genre erosion in nonprofit journalism “The lines between what we think of as public media and nonprofit journalism are beginning to blur, organizational culture and history notwithstanding.” From my ...

Writing about everyday people also helps her avoid too many logistical issues. “If I wanted to write a book from the perspective of the police, I would need to do some more in-depth research ...