Journalists Writing Journalists: Reporting Meets Fiction

Mystery & Crime • Thriller & Suspense • Writing Craft
2018
Featuring Libby Kirsch, LynDee Walker, Peggy Townsend, Rick Mofina, Thomas Kies

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Drawing on their backgrounds in journalism, panelists discuss writing reporters as protagonists, incorporating authentic newsroom experiences into fiction, and portraying the evolving world of journalism. The conversation also explores investigative reporting, access to victims and suspects, and how the changing media landscape influences crime fiction.

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