One thing I've discovered is that I never think of something that didn't work out as just "something that didn't work out." I think so often with investigative work, things that initially look like failures wind up leading to your biggest stories.
I try to come to my reporting as a real, whole person, not an automaton. And it's always one of the strange discomforts of the job, that you're in th… - Sarah Stillman
I try to come to my reporting as a real, whole person, not an automaton. And it's always one of the strange discomforts of the job, that you're in th…
- Sarah Stillman
I tend to gravitate toward the "act two," or "act three," or "act four" stories - either things that are underreported, where we think we already kno… - Sarah Stillman
I tend to gravitate toward the "act two," or "act three," or "act four" stories - either things that are underreported, where we think we already kno…
There is space for a different kind of investigative reporting that's about immersion and obsessive attention to detail and deep listening. - Sarah Stillman
There is space for a different kind of investigative reporting that's about immersion and obsessive attention to detail and deep listening.
What narrative journalism does is create a language or open up a space where someone can say, "Oh, this happened to me, too." - Sarah Stillman
What narrative journalism does is create a language or open up a space where someone can say, "Oh, this happened to me, too."
I always knew I wanted to write, but I didn't know that I would want to do investigative reporting - in part because it seemed so ill-suited for my p… - Sarah Stillman
I always knew I wanted to write, but I didn't know that I would want to do investigative reporting - in part because it seemed so ill-suited for my p…
It's been nice, actually, to keep in touch with a lot of the people and families that I've written about. Like with the kids I was just writing about… - Sarah Stillman
It's been nice, actually, to keep in touch with a lot of the people and families that I've written about. Like with the kids I was just writing about…
One thing I've discovered is that if you remain in contact with people, if you build longitudinal relationships, if you invest in sources who seem at… - Sarah Stillman
One thing I've discovered is that if you remain in contact with people, if you build longitudinal relationships, if you invest in sources who seem at…
I tend to only be able to obsess about one thing at once, and become fully engaged in and only interested in that thing. But in the longer term, a lo… - Sarah Stillman
I tend to only be able to obsess about one thing at once, and become fully engaged in and only interested in that thing. But in the longer term, a lo…
For me, the part of reporting that's the most rewarding and energizing is just hearing directly from people whose voices haven't often been heard, or… - Sarah Stillman
For me, the part of reporting that's the most rewarding and energizing is just hearing directly from people whose voices haven't often been heard, or…
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