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More Than 100 Exceptional Works of Journalism

More Than 100 Exceptional Works of Journalism | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it
Each year, I keep a running list of exceptional nonfiction that I encounter as I publish The Best of Journalism, an email newsletter that I curate weekly for its subscribers. This is my annual attempt to bring roughly 100 of those stories that stood the test of time to a wider audience. I could not read or note every worthy article published in the past few years, and I haven't included any paywalled articles or anything published at The Atlantic. But everything that follows is worthy of wider attention and engagement. I hope it provides fodder for reflection and inspiration for future writing. My thanks to all of the publishers, editors and, writers who made these gems possible.
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This list honors the craft of journalism - fantastic nonfiction from 2016 is still worth discovering and pondering today. Highly recommended! 10/10

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7 great reads: this year’s ASME finalists in feature/profile writing | Nieman Storyboard

7 great reads: this year’s ASME finalists in feature/profile writing | Nieman Storyboard | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Awards season continues with the announcement of the American Society of Magazine Editors’ finalists for the National Magazine Award. The organization this week honored 62 publications in 23 categories, with winners to be revealed in New York on May 2. The National Magazine Awards have long honored the best of narrative journalism, especially in the Feature Writing category. This year, ASME combined the features bracket with the Profile category. Here are short excerpts from each of the seven finalists in “Feature Writing Incorporating Profile Writing:”...

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If you love journalism and superb storytelling, you won't want to miss these seven finalists from the ASME National Magazine Award. Must-reads all!

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Why these are the ‘Ten Best Sentences’ | Poynter

The editors of American Scholar have chosen “Ten Best Sentences” from literature, and readers have suggested many more. They threw in an eleventh for good measure. This lovely feature caught me in the middle of a new book project, “Art of X-ray Reading,” in which I take classic passages such as these and look beneath the surface of the text. If I can see the machinery working down there, I can reveal it to writers, who can then add to their toolboxes.


With respect and gratitude to American Scholar, I offer brief interpretations below on how and why these sentences work:...

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Roy Peter Clark investigates why these are the "Ten best sentences" ever written. Recommended reading.  9/10

Laurent Hendrick's curator insight, October 9, 2014 8:32 AM

Not even close.

There's no such thing as objectivity in literature, and anyone claiming being able to point the "10 best sentences" out of it, I'll call him a fool. "Best" is, by far, one of the 10 BEST overused and overlooked concepts.