Write More Listicles
As journalists, we need to write for our readers. By this, I don’t mean that you should pander. Good reporting should challenge its readers. We are in the business of reporting things exciting, interesting, [...]
Find The Hard Interview
Interviews are the heart of what we do as journalists, but some people are harder to find than others. Despite our best intentions this can slant our stories in favor of the businesses and [...]
Using Your Voice
More on journalism and writing. This time the subject is voice. Specifically, when do you use your own? The issue occurred to me while reading a piece by New York Magazine's Jonathan Chait. Discussing the [...]
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Did We Fail?
Like many journalists, I am having a crisis of the soul. In the days since November [...]
The Forgotten People of Lima
LIMA, Peru - Roberto can't walk. A paraplegic since birth Roberto, whose last name I [...]
Selling Sex in Siem Reap
Siem Reap, Cambodia; Originally posted February, 2012 - It’s three o’clock in the morning, and a [...]
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Spotting A Bad Argument
The Week has a columnist named Matthew Walther. He fills the role that many news sites increasingly reach for: that of the smart, conservative millennial [...]
Anatomy of a Pitch
What makes a good pitch? It's probably the single hardest question in freelance journalism. Before we can report a story, before we can meet people [...]
When You’re Stuck On A Pitch
I'm finalizing another post about the anatomy of a freelance pitch, but while writing it I had a thought. What do you do when pitch [...]
Is Puerto Rico Ready for Tourists?
Originally published in slightly edited form on The Street. I’m writing this to the white noise of Atlantic Ocean surf crashing against the beach. Down [...]
The Day I Decided To Do Better
For the first few years of my freelancing career my business practices were a little bit of a mess. That's not quite right. My business [...]
Stories From A Shithole
People aren't props. I had planned to post a different story today, but the news has caught up with me. Writing about tax collectors will [...]
