Madeline Bodin

Apr 21, 2024 | chestertelegraph.org | Madeline Bodin

The Chester Telegraph | Apr 22, 2024 | Comments 0 By Madeline Bodin©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLCOn social media, the “’90s kids” rule nostalgia, with shoutouts to Britney Spears and the earlyvideo game Oregon Trail. You don’t hear from ’70s kids. We got the oil crisis, disco and inflation. I saw inflation first-hand, even as a small child. In elementary school, my half-pint of milk went from 3 cents to 5.

Apr 3, 2024 | niemanstoryboard.org | Madeline Bodin

Tagged with 2024 Power of Narrative Narrative nonfiction Seyward Darby Story structure The Atavist Magazine Writing EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second of ourdispatches from the 2024 Power of Narrative conference at Boston University. For the first post, see deadline narratives by a Wall Street Journal podcast team. By Madeline Bodin How can you make a story twice as rich, twice as intense and twice as meaningful? Braid or weave together two stories that resonate with each other. In a talk at...

Mar 29, 2024 | niemanstoryboard.org | Madeline Bodin |Katherine Brewer |Sarah Platt

Tagged with BU narrative conference Narrative nonfiction narrative structure Podcasts Wall Street Journal By Madeline Bodin It’s a chronic problem with narrative journalism. No matter what media you work in, no matter what genre, no matter whether your deadlines are short and solid or long and adjustable — it never feels like you have enough time to produce the best story. But consider The Journal., a podcast that tells “the most important stories, explained through the lens of business,” by...

Mar 27, 2024 | earthisland.org | Madeline Bodin

As their forests disappear, sloths are climbing on dangerous power lines. Veterinarians and rescue centers are developing new techniques to help. Sloths are the darlings of the Internet. Their mouths naturally turn up, making them look like they’re always smiling. They’re the embodiment of chill, with the slowest metabolism of any non-hibernating mammal.

Mar 20, 2024 | therevelator.org | Madeline Bodin

Sloths are the darlings of the internet. Their mouths naturally turn up, making them look like they’re always smiling. They’re the embodiment of chill, with the slowest metabolism of any non-hibernating mammal. On social media posts, there are photos and drawing of sloths, many with humorous or encouraging sayings celebrating sloths’ slowness and sleepiness. “Slow down and enjoy life,” one reads. Of course, the real lives of sloths aren’t so Instagrammable.