New Journalism

Journeys With George (Saunders), or Why Magazines Should Hire More Fiction Writers

Joshuah Bearman | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books

Read More: George Saunders, Media Criticism, Print Journalism, Media, Writing, Books, Gq, David Foster Wallace, New Journalism, Books News
Joshuah Bearman

Like David Foster Wallace, Saunders appears in his own journalism as the bumbling journalist, but Saunders is more believable, which is to say that he is a bumbler, which is part of the charm.

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An Interview with Stephen Elliott, Who's Giving Away His New Book The Adderall Diaries

Greg Boose | Posted 08.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Graywolf Press, Stephen Elliott, The Rumpus, The Nervous Breakdown, The Lending Library, The Adderrall Diaries, New Journalism, Happy Baby, Media News
Greg Boose

The book is an immediately current, eye-opening look into the world of sado-masochism sex play that invites you to investigate the lives of your parents before they were your parents.

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Please, Dear Novelists - Get Real

Johann Hari | Posted 08.24.2009 | Media

Read More: Fiction, Novels, Tom Wolfe, Dave Eggers, Aravind Adiga, Slumdog Millionaire, Journalism, New Journalism, Between the Assassinations, Booker Prize, Media News
Johann Hari

The Slumdog Kill-ionaire is back, and he is reminding us how exhilarating fiction can be when novelists finally leave their seminar rooms and dive into the real world.

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Clay Felker: The Best Interview Advice I Ever Got

Blake Fleetwood | Posted 07.09.2008 | Media

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Blake Fleetwood

A former sportswriter, Felker often told me that the best stories had to have a strong personality and conflict -- and that these were the only ideas, or stories, he wanted from me.

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What If Google Bought The Associated Press?

Epicenter | Betsy Schiffman | Posted 06.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Death of Journalism, The AP, Associated Press, Google Buy the AP, Death of Newspapers, Journalism 2.0, Google, Google News, New Journalism, Business News

If The Associated Press' business model isn't broken now, it could be soon. The non-profit group -- a co-op news organization owned by 1,500 daily new...

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