Art and life in narrative journalism
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Humans have been telling stories long before journalism existed. Many forms of narrative journalism exist, but each of them draws from the style and conventions of fiction to tell stories in compelling ways. This project seeks to explore why journalists gravitate toward this type of storytelling and what they believe this work accomplishes. This research was conducted using semi-structured interviews with eight journalists working at newspapers, magazines, and online news sites who shared their insights and experiences writing narrative journalism. The journalists in this study shared that they found narrative forms both more fulfilling to work on and more impactful for their audience. Each participant agreed the compelling nature of narrative made the extra time, energy, and resources required to report and write these kinds of stories worthwhile. Narrative storytelling gives readers an intimate glimpse into other people's lives, helping explain and humanize complex and difficult issues. While some news organizations might not be willing to allocate resources for this kind of storytelling, this research found a number of reasons why journalists, news organizations, and their audiences can benefit from richly reported stories.
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M.A.