2009 Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism: Telling True Stories in Turbulent Times

Tommy Tomlinson

Tommy Tomlinson has written a local column for the Charlotte Observer since 1997. He was a finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in commentary, and in 2004 he won the American Society of Newspaper Editors’ award for profile writing. He was also named the best local columnist in America by The Week magazine. He has taught at Poynter Institute and the University of Georgia.

Handouts:

Ten Great Narrative Songs That Aren’t the Beatles, Springsteen or Dylan (PDF)

The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (PDF)

Four Beats to More Musical Writing (PDF)