Crafting Narrative Investigations with Power and Precision

Join Sunlight Research Center and investigative journalist Andrea Ball for a hands-on workshop exploring the art and craft of narrative investigations — a storytelling approach that uses real people as the engine of deep, fact-based journalism. Narrative investigations rely on scenes, dialogue, character, and emotional stakes to bring truth to life — merging the immersive power of fiction with the rigor of investigative reporting.

• Finding the story: Learn how to identify stories that lend themselves to narrative form — and how to determine when a character, moment, or thread has the depth and tension to sustain a long-form investigation.

• Reporting for narrative: Go beyond basic fact-gathering with techniques for interviewing that reveal nuance and emotional truth, how to structure scenes from real events, and how to research thoroughly without losing the story’s heartbeat.

• Writing and resilience: Explore best practices in narrative writing — from strong verbs and tight structure to…