Nebraska Press Association Workshop – Using narrative in reporting

This weekend, my colleague Terri Diffenderfer and I gave a presentation at the Nebraska Press Association annual convention on using narrative techniques in reporting.  We had a great time working with some excellent reporters.  I promised to share links to some of the materials we talked about, so here they are!

• Covering the Cops – The world of Miami’s top crime reporter
  AKA Edna Buchanan –  2/17/196, by Calvin Trillin
• Why is Trillin’s profile of Edna Buchanan so good?
  Nieman Storyboard, June 19, 2012, by Ben Yagoda
• Want to read more? Find a copy of Buchanan’s out-of-print The Corpse Had a Familiar Face.
• The Girl in the Window, by Lane DeGregory
  Tampa Bay Times, July 31, 2008.

And here’s an interview with Buchanan from Charlie Rose during her novel writing phase.