Words Matter

This journalism anthology isn’t just for writers; it’s filled with stories of the human condition. Three broad categories are included: profiles, firstperson journalism, and personal memoirs. Each article is followed by a postscript in which the writer discusses what they’ve learned about writing, journalism, and the business of getting published.

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This journalism anthology isn’t just for writers; it’s lled with stories of the human condition. Two daughters experience a role reversal after their ailing elderly father moves back home. Powerful tornadoes ravage a town, where families recount the terror and begin to rebuild. A couple loses a child to a serious chromosomal disorder and learns to let go. Wednesday night karaoke on Skid Row in Los Angeles offers a voice to the voiceless. As rioters scream racial insults at Muslims, an African American reporter re ects on the racism, for once, not being directed at her.

Articles include journalism from wellknown writers like Bryan Burrough, Walt Harrington, Wright Thompson and Pulitzer Prize-winner Mary McNamara. Three broad categories are included: profiles, frstperson journalism, and personal memoirs. Each article is followed by a postscript in which the writer discusses what they’ve learned about writing, journalism, and the business of getting published.