Writing through: The Power of Details

Join Washington Post reporter Jessica Contrera and Indiana University professor Kelley Benham French on May 19, 2020 from 11:30am-12pm for a discussion of how details tell the story of this pandemic. Registration is open.

The conversation will describe how to consistently collect and select compelling details that evoke emotion and help convey the impact of coronavirus on people’s lives. Learn to identify the moments that compel readers toward a story’s purpose, and hear how to connect the reporting & writing process with our collective ability to understand what this pandemic means.

The first part of this program will be a 15-minute conversation between the writers. The second part of the program will be a 15-minute Q&A with participants.