Embarking on a Major Journalistic Project

Event Date: Wednesday, September 22 - 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Location: Virtual
Dashka Slater

Dashka Slater is an award-winning journalist who writes for such publications as The New York Times Magazine and Mother Jones. She is also the author of eleven books of fiction and non-fiction for children and adults, including The New York Times bestselling true crime narrative, The 57 Bus.

She will discuss the reporting, research and writing process as she embarks on a long magazine article or book. She will discuss these articles in particular:

North Dakota's Norway Experiment
Can You Talk Your Way Out of a Life Sentence?

You can read a Q&A with her at How the Personal Narrative Can Make the Difference Between Prison and Release

Email amberw@sfsu.edu for Zoom link.