The tremendous challenge of narrative journalism about subjects that are underreported is, how do you make people care about something they think they already know about, or think they don't need to know about?
Sarah StillmanI always knew I wanted to write, but I didn't know that I would want to do investigative reporting - in part because it seemed so ill-suited for my personality, or I thought it was ill-suited for my personality, insofar as I'm not very aggressive, and I'm not confrontational.
Sarah StillmanThere is space for a different kind of investigative reporting that's about immersion and obsessive attention to detail and deep listening.
Sarah StillmanI learned a lot, investigative methodology - wise, from litigators - watching their process.
Sarah Stillman