Thread by @lyzl, I'm giving a talk tonight on writing and how it can change [...]

Lyz Lenz

lyzl

I'm giving a talk tonight on writing and how it can change things, I've got lots of examples of writing and how it's changed the world, but I would love to know more

For example this @pamelacolloff rocked the world of blood spatter and got a man free https://features.propublica.org/blood-spatter/blood-spatter-forensic-evidence-investigation/

Blood Will Tell

How legitimate is bloodstain pattern analysis? Sign up for our newsletter and we’ll tell you about it.

https://features.propublica.org/blood-spatter/blood-spatter-forensic-evidence-investigation/

Iiiiiii kinda got someone fired once https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/la-times-lewis-dvorkin.php

LA journalism’s ‘Prince of Darkness’

Lewis D’Vorkin’s voice is tranquil as he threatens his staff. The editor in chief of the LA Times explains slowly that someone in the newsroom isn’t playing by the “rules of ethical behavior.”...

https://www.cjr.org/business_of_news/la-times-lewis-dvorkin.php

I still think a lot about @AnaMariaArchil2 https://gen.medium.com/the-education-of-ana-maria-archila-6e01a20a6d7a

Confronting Jeff Flake Was Only the Beginning for Ana Maria Archila

A year ago, Ana Maria Archila cornered the senator in an elevator just when it seemed like everything was lost. It wasn't.

https://gen.medium.com/the-education-of-ana-maria-archila-6e01a20a6d7a

Very recently the reporting of @estherhonig @TedGenoways and others got some politicians to pay attention https://twitter.com/estherhonig/status/1275834318716170241

https://twitter.com/estherhonig/status/1275834318716170241

This! https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/black-history-american-democracy.html

America Wasn’t a Democracy, Until Black Americans Made It One

Our founding ideals of liberty and equality were false when they were written. For generations, black Americans have fought to make them true.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/08/14/magazine/black-history-american-democracy.html

My talk is tonight! It's the keynote address for a lovely writing conference I've been teaching at these past three years. Email [email protected] and she'll give you the RSVP to the talk. Tonight 7pm CT. https://www.mwcqc.org/events-opportunities/david-r-collins-writers-conference/

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