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WriteLane

Lane DeGregory, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at the Tampa Bay Times, is a masterful storyteller. Each episode of WriteLane is a discussion of craft, using prime examples of narrative journalism. DeGregory joined the Times in 2000 after working for...


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  • 180. The Deserter

    28:31||Ep. 180
    Sarah Topol, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, talks about the long journey to tell the story of a Russian soldier. Read the award-winning story here.

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  • 179. In the Dark

    28:53||Ep. 179
    The New Yorker's Parker Yesko discusses a four-year effort to investigate why U.S. Marines weren't held accountable for war crimes in Iraq.Listen to the award-winning podcast In the Dark at this link.
  • 178. History Lessons

    37:17||Ep. 178
    Dana Hedgpeth of The Washington Post talks about the privilege of telling the stories of our elders. To read Dana's award-winning project about sexual abuse in Native American boarding schools, click here.
  • 177. Home-Field Advantage

    32:48||Ep. 177
    L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez uses his voice to improve the community where he's lived for a quarter of a century.  Read one of Lopez's award-winning columns here.
  • 176. A TikTok Investigation

    28:50||Ep. 176
    Is this shopping mall really open and why can't you make a left turn in New Jersey? Those are some of the topics one reporter has tackled to engage audiences with humor and quick-hit videos. Watch Sean Sullivan's award-winning TikTok here.
  • 175. Life of the Mother

    29:05||Ep. 175
    ProPublica's Kavitha Surana was pregnant and then a young mother as she pursued the story about women who'd died in the wake of restricted abortion access. Read Life of the Mother here.
  • A Conversation with Eli Saslow: What Makes a Feature Story?

    42:34|
    The Society for Features Journalism hosted a conversation between Lane DeGregory and New York Times writer Eli Saslow to discuss what makes a feature story. Read the article about it here: https://featuresjournalism.org/tag/pulitzer/