30 min
Talk a Story to Death with Katie Barnes The Other 51
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- Personal Journals
Katie Barnes, a feature writer for ESPN, joins Brian this week to talk about writing, reporting, Title IX, activism in journalism, transgender athletes, Maya Moore and more.
Katie talks about their career path to ESPN, and how their experience as an activist in the LGBTQ community helped their reporting. Katie and Brian do a deep dive into the three incredible stories Katie wrote for ESPN in June. How did Katie juggle reporting and writing all three stories at the same time? How did a proposed story about Maya Moore’s faith turn into something so much bigger?
Katie discusses their writing process, how being an external processor and talking through stories helps them figure out a story’s big theme and structure.
Also, Brian learns about the feud between St. Olaf and Carlton. It’s a thing.
Katie Barnes, a feature writer for ESPN, joins Brian this week to talk about writing, reporting, Title IX, activism in journalism, transgender athletes, Maya Moore and more.
Katie talks about their career path to ESPN, and how their experience as an activist in the LGBTQ community helped their reporting. Katie and Brian do a deep dive into the three incredible stories Katie wrote for ESPN in June. How did Katie juggle reporting and writing all three stories at the same time? How did a proposed story about Maya Moore’s faith turn into something so much bigger?
Katie discusses their writing process, how being an external processor and talking through stories helps them figure out a story’s big theme and structure.
Also, Brian learns about the feud between St. Olaf and Carlton. It’s a thing.
30 min