Masters of the Craft: “Found in Firebaugh – The Josh Allen Story”

(Masters of the Craft is a series of stories in which students talk to working professionals about some of their best work, finding out just what went into creating it. This is from Spring 2021) By Kevin Siracuse Have you ever done something where you look back on it and you’re completely happy and would … Read more

Masters of the Craft: New York Magazine and the Marshall Project

By MEGHAN GUATTERY If you were given 15,000 inmates to house anywhere in the world, where would you put them? More than likely, your answer would not be on a 413-acre island, smack dab in the middle of the East River, surrounded by over 8 million civilians. Nevertheless, that is exactly what the City of … Read more

How Ian James made digestible long-form journalism

‘Pumped Dry’ captivates even the shortest attention spans By S. L. Fuller   Conventional wisdom says newspapers are dying, data journalism isn’t proper storytelling, and using a GIF in an online article is just tacky. USA TODAY is, then, a journalistic abomination. Standalone long-form is the only type of journalism that is truly impactful, right? … Read more