Chip Scanlan

Tagged with artificial intelligence Interviewing narrative structure Organizing notes Profiles By Chip Scanlan Journalists who write profiles don’t go in cold. They pre-report to prepare for crucial interviews. They read widely and research previous stories that have been written about their subject. They think through questions they need to ask.

Tagged with covering mental health Ethics Immersion Reporting Interviewing Law Source relationships By Chip Scanlan The best narrative writers know they need not just to interview after the fact, but to observe in the moment. They want to be on the scene, where they see characters and action unfold in real place and real time, providing a less-filtered view of complexity and humanity. Policy and reframes take a back seat to lives as they are really lived.

Tagged with artificial intelligence Ethics fact-checking sourcing By Chip Scanlan and Casey Frechette Nieman Storyboard contributor Chip Scanlan and Casey Frechette worked together for more than a decade at The Poynter Institute where they created online courses in reporting and writing. Casey is an associate professor and chair of the journalism department at the University of South Florida.