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Less space doesn't mean less story
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The Quill
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June 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Society of Professional Journalists, Sigma Delta Chi Jun/Jul 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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I recently had a reason to re-read a story from my past. What I came away with was a realization of just how much the narrative landscape has changed in the past few years. Those of us who want to write narratives in newspapers are going to have to adapt if we want to keep this powerful storytelling form alive.
The story was one of my best. It ended up being a Pulitzer Prize finalist for feature writing in 1999. And it was what I'd call pure narrative. There were no quotes. The piece was told scenically. There was no nut graf.
And it was long - more than 7,000 words.
As good as that story was, I doubt it would - even could - run that way today. The world has changed. In 1999,1 had three ...
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