In\u00a0Telling True Stories, Kramer and Call (2007) identify several literary journalism \u201ccousin genres,\u201d character profile, historical writing, investigative reporting, radio documentary and others.\u00a0Telling True Stories\u00a0also details various tools and techniques used by narrative nonfiction writers\/reporters to increase quality and impact; Jack Hart summarizes and briefly explains many of these tools in “A Storyteller’s Lexicon” on pages 235-238.
For Discuss #3, analyze\u00a0one\u00a0of the following three recent Pulitzer Prize winning feature writing stories for its genre and narrative tools\/techniques: <\/p>\n
\u201cA Most American Terrorist: The Making of Dylann Roof\u201d by Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah,\u00a0GQ
Pulitzer Prize\u2014Feature Writing, 2017
\u201cSnow Fall: The Avalanche\u201d by John Branch,\u00a0New York Times
Pulitzer Prize\u2014Feature Writing, 2013
\u201cFatal Distraction\u201d by Gene Weingarten,\u00a0The Washington Post
Pulitzer Prize\u2014Feature Writing, 2010 <\/p>\n
First, identify the title, author and genre(s) represented by the story you picked. Next, explain in one or two paragraphs what you liked about the story, and comment on some of the literary techniques used by its author that helped make it an exemplary example of narrative nonfiction. Note that all of the selections above are exemplary because there is no prize higher in journalism than a Pulitzer Prize. Make sure to cite sources when appropriate. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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