Structuring and Revising Reported Narrative Nonfiction

This is a class in crafting and structuring essential, reported stories for maximum impact. How do you properly pace a longform story? How do you pitch, report, outline, and edit one? With the collapse of newspapers and magazines around the country, how can we still beautifully tell some of the critical stories that are going untold? The first half of class will run like a magazine editorial meeting, discussing weekly pitches grounded in a particular region—and, later, drafts, which will workshop. The second half of class, we will discuss reading that explores various approaches to structure, voice, and genre.