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WriteLane

by Tampa Bay Times

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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes

  1. A Crisis in Baltimore

    Nonprofit newsroom finds a devastating story that was playing out publicly, day to day, but without important context. Explore more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  2. Capital B

    Meet one of the co-founders of a nonprofit newsroom focused on reporting on Black communities. Check out Capital B. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  3. The Deserter

    Sarah Topol, a contributing writer for The New York Times Magazine, talks about the long journey to tell the story of a Russian soldier. Read the award-winning story here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  4. In the Dark

    The New Yorker's Parker Yesko discusses a four-year effort to investigate why U.S. Marines weren't held accountable for war crimes in Iraq. Listen to the award-winning podcast In the Dark at this link. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  5. History Lessons

    Dana Hedgpeth of The Washington Post talks about the privilege of telling the stories of our elders. To read Dana's award-winning project about sexual abuse in Native American boarding schools, click here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  6. Home-Field Advantage

    L.A. Times columnist Steve Lopez uses his voice to improve the community where he's lived for a quarter of a century. Read one of Lopez's award-winning columns here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  7. A TikTok Investigation

    Is this shopping mall really open and why can't you make a left turn in New Jersey? Those are some of the topics one reporter has tackled to engage audiences with humor and quick-hit videos. Watch Sean Sullivan's award-winning TikTok here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  8. Life of the Mother

    ProPublica's Kavitha Surana was pregnant and then a young mother as she pursued the story about women who'd died in the wake of restricted abortion access. Read Life of the Mother here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  9. A Conversation with Eli Saslow: What Makes a Feature Story?

    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.

  10. The Swan Project

    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…

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  11. A Message from Roger

    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...

  12. The Truth is Flexible

    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.

  13. Zeke the Labrador

    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.

  14. Raising Writers

    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.

  15. Pulse Nightclub Shooting Tests Youth’s Courage

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

  16. A Brother’s Bond

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

  17. Gone in a Flash

    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.

  18. Driving Headlong into Sunny Eden

    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.

  19. The "THE" Guy

    On this episode of WriteLane, Lane uncovers a simple lie that changes the course of her entire story. How a seemingly boring travel story turned into her first ever second-person narrative. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  20. 12 Hours in a COVID ICU Unit

    On this episode of WriteLane, we take you into the heart of a Covid ICU unit. Lane shares the challenges of reporting from a hospital in a pandemic and how she had to adapt her own reporting process to get the story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  21. Turning PR People into Storytellers

    On this episode of WriteLane, we sit down with Ben Riggs, a senior communications specialist at Kettering Health. He asked us for tips on how to get his team to think and write like storytellers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  22. Voices of the Pandemic: A Conversation with Eli Saslow

    Washington Post reporter Eli Saslow recounts the process of collecting and writing a series of first person narratives during the COVID-19 pandemic. These stories are published in his new book, Voices of the Pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  23. Wants to be a cop?

    After a reckoning over policing in America, 30 recruits enroll at the academy. We reflect on how our eight-part series, with an epilogue, came together. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  24. Looking back

    After three years and 159 episodes, time for a break. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  25. Finding new story forms

    Take risks. Ignore naysayers. Trust your instincts. That advice and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  26. Examining ethics, part two

    The conversation continues with Kelly McBride, NPR’s public editor and chair of the Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership at the Poynter Institute. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  27. Examining ethics

    Kelly McBride, NPR’s public editor and chair of the Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership at the Poynter Institute, discusses the ethical issues journalists face today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  28. How to heal?

    Listen for a case study in how to pull together a story that’s changing as you report it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  29. The bruise on the apple

    How to reveal deeper truths about someone you’re writing about. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  30. Does it matter where you go to school?

    A California college journalist discusses the industry's elitism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  31. The saint and the sacrifice

    The details of a 2005 Tampa Bay Times series will be highlighted on a new, true-crime TV show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  32. International investigative reporting

    This episode features Will Fitzgibbon, a reporter with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  33. Hurting right now?

    The conversation centers on a story about depression in the era of COVID-19. Read it here: This Florida woman wants you to know you’re not alone Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  34. Drawing from fiction

    Nonfiction writers can find inspiration from those who make up stories in their brilliant brains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  35. Digging up old murders

    Investigative reporter Delia D’Ambra discusses her hit podcast, CounterClock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  36. Finding stories from the past

    Andrew Huse, a librarian who specializes in archives at the University of South Florida Tampa Library’s Special Collections, offers advice on how to research for storytelling. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  37. Finding inspiration

    How do you keep coming up with ideas when the whole world is covering the same story? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  38. Politics in a pandemic

    Steve Contorno, the political editor at the Tampa Bay Times, shares his thoughts about politics in 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  39. Love in the time of coronavirus

    Meet Dorothy's husband. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  40. In 20 years, I'm going to run your newsroom

    Aiyana Ishmael, a senior at Florida A&M University, talks about the challenges facing Black and Hispanic journalists in an industry that is not as diverse as it should be. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  41. Pivoting because of the pandemic

    Tampa Bay Times food critic Helen Freund talks about what it’s like having to redefine your beat in the face of a crisis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  42. Tightening the frame

    We discuss three recent articles to illustrate how to take BIG topics and turn them into quick-turn stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  43. Audio 101

    Austin Fast, a graduate student at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University and recent Tampa Bay Times intern, shares advice on how to capture great audio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  44. Covering the Most Magical Place on Earth - even in a pandemic

    Sharon Wynne, who covers things to do at the Tampa Bay Times, explains the challenges of writing about theme parks as they reopen during a pandemic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  45. Looking for the next great idea

    Listen for advice on how to consider the possibilities. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  46. To outline or not to outline?

    Not all writers and editors like to outline, but it works for us. We'll tell you why. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  47. The little box that keeps on giving

    The discussion centers around a story about a food pantry in Gulfport, Fla. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  48. How to be funny

    Journalists, as a rule, are a funny bunch, but not many of us know how to write humor. Listen to someone who has a deft touch. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  49. Telling details

    How to find the facts that will stand out and elevate your story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

  50. Reconstructing scenes

    Listen for advice on how to gather information from events you didn't witness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

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.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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