Finding & Interviewing Sources

Ask TON: How to Build Narrative in Explanatory Stories

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Making the Most of Lab Visits

Liza Gross

Erica Klarreich Profiles an Award-Winning Mathematician

Tiên Nguyễn

Ask TON: Getting Sources to Open Up

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The word FACTS spelled out in old-fashioned round typewriter keys.

Dispatches from Fact-Checking

Shannon Palus

A man sits in an upholstered chair in a business suit, looking out a window to his right.

Writing Revealing Stories Based on Unreliable Sources

Ann Finkbeiner and Will Storr

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Ask TON: Taking Notes Discreetly

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Robin Marantz Henig Examines End-of-Life Issues

Cassandra Willyard

Ask TON: How Many Interviews?

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Ed Yong Profiles a Scientific Dynasty

Carl Zimmer

Cynthia Graber Profiles a Modern-Day Dr. Frankenstein

Melanie Bauer

Brian Vastag Profiles a Dinosaur Tracker

Siri Carpenter

Ask TON: Planning Reporting

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Greg Miller Examines Mental Health Care in Indonesia

Siri Carpenter

Ask TON: Using Quotes

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Daniel Engber Dissects the Ubiquitous Laboratory Mouse

Siri Carpenter

Ask TON: Anonymous Sources

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Taking Good Notes: Tricks and Tools

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