I wanted to think about ways to get an American readership concerned with what is happening in Mexico, but also to reframe it as a problem Americans share.
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.
- 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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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."
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…
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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