WriteLane

A conversation with Natasha Kondrashova, a Russian journalist who visited the Tampa Bay Times’ newsroom as part of a program of the International Center for Journalists. She discusses the challenges and limitations of working as a journalist in her country. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here are tips for how to get a job in journalism, starting with internships. Roy LeBlanc, an assistant metro editor at the Tampa Bay Times, explains what he’s looking for and how he "thins the herd.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The conversation continues over the best ways to begin stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Tampa Bay Times reporter Claire McNeill joins the podcast to discuss her recent story on the battle over abortion in Florida. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the 75th anniversary of D-Day, we revisit a story told on the 70th anniversary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jacqui Banaszynski, editor of the Nieman Storyboard, discusses story forms and how they can help focus your reporting. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jacqui Banaszynski, editor of the Nieman Storyboard, joins the podcast this week. Banaszynski is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter, a former assistant managing editor of The Seattle Times and a longtime professor at the Missouri School of Journalism. She also lectures around the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalists spend a lot of time writing about politicians, athletes and others who live in the spotlight, but people who don’t generally make headlines sometimes are the most fascinating stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The story behind the story of a woman just doing her job, dressed as the Statue of Liberty. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

Recently on the podcast, we tackled a question from a college journalism student who asked for five reasons to go into our profession. After that podcast, friends and colleagues provided their own reasons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week’s episode, we discuss coverage of the murder trial of John Jonchuck, the man who dropped his 5-year-old daughter, Phoebe, off a bridge one January night in 2015. Tampa Bay Times reporters Josh Solomon and Zachary Sampson, who covered the incident and have been in court for weeks, discuss the process and the challenges. Amy Hollyfield, the Times’ senior deputy editor for news, has been editing the daily coverage, and she hosts this week’s episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A college student asked recently whether journalism was still worth it as a career. The student wanted reasons to go into the business, so here they are. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here’s a conversation about a recent week, where one story was inspired by a holiday and another by serendipity.Click here to read the stories: Jewelers in love and A father’s footsteps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast features a recent conversation with Janet Keeler’s journalism students at the University of South Florida. The focus is on a story reported at the state fair. Read it here: Couple falls for the biggest game at the fair. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dick Weiss, a former editor and writing coach at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, joins the podcast to talk about working with reporters and how to get the best out of that relationship. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dick Weiss, a former editor and writing coach at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, joins the podcast to talk about a nonprofit called Forward Through Ferguson and his role as a “story catalyst.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen McGrory, deputy investigations editor at the Tampa Bay Times, joins the podcast to talk about the reporting that she and Neil Bedi undertook last year. They brought to light problems at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this episode, we discuss the reporting behind Blood and Truth, Leonora LaPeter Anton’s six-part serial narrative and nine-part podcast. Find the series at tampabay.com/bloodandtruth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maggie Hoyle-Germann and Anthony DeLuna allowed reporters from the Tampa Bay Times to chronicle their journey toward a miracle cure for their son, Lincoln, who has a hereditary disease that proves fatal to most boys by the age of 2. Here, they discuss what it was like to be the subject of such intense coverage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast features a discussion around the eighth - and final - chapter of a multi-part series, which was published by the Tampa Bay Times on Dec. 23, 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast features a discussion around the seventh chapter of a multi-part series, which was published by the Tampa Bay Times on Dec. 22, 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast features a discussion around the sixth chapter of a multi-part series, which was published by the Tampa Bay Times on Dec. 21, 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast features a discussion around the fifth chapter of a multi-part series that was published by the Tampa Bay Times on Dec. 20, 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast features a discussion around the fourth chapter of a multi-part series that was published by the Tampa Bay Times on Dec. 19, 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast features a discussion around the third chapter of a multi-part series that was published by the Tampa Bay Times on Dec. 18, 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast features a discussion around the second chapter of a multi-part series that was published by the Tampa Bay Times on Dec. 17, 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This podcast features a discussion around the first chapter of a multi-part series that was published by the Tampa Bay Times on Dec. 16, 2018. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lane DeGregory and Tampa Bay Times photographer John Pendygraft talk about a project they started working on in early 2016. The story involves a dying boy, a desperate mom and some floppy dogs. You can find the series at tampabay.com/lincolnsshot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Christopher Spata joins the podcast.Spata, a features writer for the Tampa Bay Times, is particularly adept at finding stories that others might never think about or overlook, and particularly at the holidays.Read the stories mentioned in the podcast: How to rent a reindeer? Want to be Santa? The Santa census. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lane DeGregory was recently featured on NPR’s Code Switch discussing The House on the Corner, a story published in the Tampa Bay Times in December 2017. NPR graciously agreed to let us use it on WriteLane. “The House On The Corner” was originally broadcast on NPR’s Code Switch on Nov. 14, 2018. Please be advised that some of the language may be offensive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hear pointers about editing your work - or someone else's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How do you take notes? There may be a better way. Listen up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The conversation is about writing first-person essays and interjecting yourself as a character in stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tampa Bay Times reporter Zack Sampson joins the podcast to talk about covering hurricanes. Sampson went to report from Florida’s Panhandle as Hurricane Michael closed in. To read some of his stories, go to: "We're broken here," Banding together and "We're just waiting." Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In honor of Halloween, revisit the story of Ma Barker’s house. And read the story referenced in the podcast: https://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/ghostly-warning-dead-gangster-ma-barker-doesnt-want-her-house-moved/2300286 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Check out recent projects from the nola.com newsroom: https://projects.nola.com/the-children-of-central-city/ https://www.nola.com/health/index.ssf/page/a_fragile_state.html. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Check out the video for one of the projects that Vicki Cronis-Nohe and Denise Watson worked on together: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkdVMNMw0NA&feature=youtu.be Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To see the series referenced in the podcast, go to: http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/writelane/2018/10/10/episode-43-follow-your-bliss/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To see the story referenced in the podcast, go to: https://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/in-pahokee-football-serves-as-a-way-out/2209006 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Managing projects by Tampa Bay Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Paying it forward, featuring Tom Huang by Tampa Bay Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To read the story discussed in this podcast, go to:https://www.tampabay.com/features/humaninterest/-What-the-hell-did-you-do-to-my-daughter-He-was-accused-of-a-crime-he-swore-he-never-committed-she-believed-her-4-year-old_171055137 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The future of journalism by Tampa Bay Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For the list of questions, go to:http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/writelane/2018/08/29/episode-37-thirty-questions/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Carving out character by Tampa Bay Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Young Lane by Tampa Bay Times Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To read the story referenced in the podcast, go to:https://assets.stuff.co.nz/interactives/special-features/albert-moss/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To read the stories mentioned in the podcast, go to:http://www.tampabay.com/projects/girl-in-the-window/http://www.tampabay.com/news/Stormy-at-the-strip-club-A-porn-star-cashes-in-on-presidential-connection_165590067 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.