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The second day of the Mayborn Nonfiction Literary Writers Conference was jam-packed with speakers (and attendees; the conference room at the DFW Hilton Lakes in Grapevine was stuffed to the gills). Some highlights: He called on newspapers and media in general to "believe the reader gets it ... assume the reader is smart." * Tim Madigan, who writes for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, talked about humanity's "necessity for stories -- they're embedded in our DNA. We have to tell stories. We have to listen to stories. ... It nourishes the spirit." He said he believes that newspapers, to survive, will have to get back to old-fashioned storytelling. "We need to connect the reader, not only with the community, but with larger humanity." * John Burnett of National Public Radio talked about how the best narrative journalism "defies conventional wisdom," showing readers/listeners a different light or perspective from what they've heard from the eight kazillion other media sources available to them. * Both Mr. Madigan and The Dallas Morning News' own Paul Meyer and Stella Chavez talked about successful long-form narratives that ran in series form in their newspapers. In Mr. Meyer's and Ms. Chavez's case, that story was the award-winning series "Yolanda's Crossing," which ran over a seven-day period in 2006. Mr. Madigan's series, "To Catch a Killer," co-written with Deanna Boyd and Melody McDonald, ran in 24 parts. |
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