WriteLane

Jan 21 2024 174 ep. 71

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Lane DeGregory, a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at the Tampa Bay Times, is a masterful storyteller. Each episode of WriteLane is a discussion of craft, using prime examples of narrative journalism. DeGregory joined the Times in 2000 after working for two papers in Virginia. She has won dozens of national awards, including twice winning Scripps Howard’s Ernie Pyle Award for human interest writing, eight National Headliner Awards and eight awards from the American Society of Newspaper Editors. She teaches at the University of South Florida, the Poynter Institute for Media Studies and journalism conferences across the world.
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A Conversation with Eli Saslow: What Makes a Feature Story?

Jan 21 2024 42 mins

The Society for Features Journalism hosted a conversation between Lane DeGregory and New York Times writer Eli Saslow to discuss what makes a feature story. Read the article about it here: https://featuresjournalism.org/tag/pulitzer/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Swan Project

Mar 31 2023 25 mins

Students at the PACE center for girls come from difficult backgrounds. Some have been homeless, in jail, or are teen moms. Lane DeGregory followed them for months, trying to see whether learning to be “ladies” would change their lives.You can read the story here: THE SWAN PROJECT Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Message from Roger

Mar 31 2023 22 mins

A reader called the newspaper: He’d found a note in an ancient Pepsi bottle behind his house. Lane DeGregory set out to find whoever wrote it. And helped make a heart-breaking connection.You can read the story here: A MESSAGE FROM ROGER | Poynter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Truth is Flexible

Mar 31 2023 21 mins

While city leaders around Tampa Bay were debating whether to outlaw panhandling, Lane DeGregory spent two days on the streets, learning how to convince drivers to give you money.You can read the story here: THE TRUTH IS FLEXIBLE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zeke the Labrador

Mar 31 2023 21 mins

Lane DeGregory of the Tampa Bay Times talks about taking a walk with an ailing, elderly man, his amazing pet, and the good dogs can do.You can read the story here: Time is short, but Zeke the Labrador lives to keep his owner alive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raising Writers

Sep 26 2022 15 mins

Lane and her mom discuss their writing lives and how they each were drawn to words. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pulse Nightclub Shooting Tests Youth’s Courage

Jul 29 2022 25 mins

Find stakeholders, explore other perspectives, follow someone through a vigil. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Brother’s Bond

Jul 29 2022 19 mins

Make a connection, build trust, have a conversation: Dogs, kids, cars. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gone in a Flash

Jul 29 2022 18 mins

Hang out at bars, eavesdrop on conversations, bribe with beers, find: Character. Action. Setting. Theme. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Driving Headlong into Sunny Eden

Apr 09 2022 19 mins

On this episode of WriteLane: follow your instincts and it might lead to the beach. Lane shares how keeping your "story radar" on, and being willing to follow it, can lead to touching stories in unexpected places. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.