Episodes

  • A Conversation with Eli Saslow: What Makes a Feature Story?

    A Conversation with Eli Saslow: What Makes a Feature Story?
    Jan 22 2024
    The Society for Features Journalism hosted a conversation between Lane DeGregory and New York Times writer Eli Saslow to discuss what makes a feature story. Read the article about it here: https://featuresjournalism.org/tag/pulitzer/

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    43 mins
  • The Swan Project

    The Swan Project
    Mar 31 2023

    Students at the PACE center for girls come from difficult backgrounds. Some have been homeless, in jail, or are teen moms. Lane DeGregory followed them for months, trying to see whether learning to be “ladies” would change their lives.

    You can read the story here: THE SWAN PROJECT


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    26 mins
  • A Message from Roger

    A Message from Roger
    Mar 31 2023

    A reader called the newspaper: He’d found a note in an ancient Pepsi bottle behind his house. Lane DeGregory set out to find whoever wrote it. And helped make a heart-breaking connection.

    You can read the story here: A MESSAGE FROM ROGER | Poynter


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    22 mins
  • The Truth is Flexible

    The Truth is Flexible
    Mar 31 2023

    While city leaders around Tampa Bay were debating whether to outlaw panhandling, Lane DeGregory spent two days on the streets, learning how to convince drivers to give you money.

    You can read the story here: THE TRUTH IS FLEXIBLE


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    21 mins
  • Zeke the Labrador

    Zeke the Labrador
    Mar 31 2023

    Lane DeGregory of the Tampa Bay Times talks about taking a walk with an ailing, elderly man, his amazing pet, and the good dogs can do.

    You can read the story here: Time is short, but Zeke the Labrador lives to keep his owner alive


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    21 mins
  • Raising Writers

    Raising Writers
    Sep 26 2022
    Lane and her mom discuss their writing lives and how they each were drawn to words.

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    16 mins
  • Pulse Nightclub Shooting Tests Youth’s Courage

    Pulse Nightclub Shooting Tests Youth’s Courage
    Jul 29 2022
    Find stakeholders, explore other perspectives, follow someone through a vigil.

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    25 mins
  • A Brother’s Bond

    A Brother’s Bond
    Jul 29 2022
    Make a connection, build trust, have a conversation: Dogs, kids, cars.

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    19 mins