{"id":2275,"date":"2022-04-21T12:00:46","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T12:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/2022\/04\/21\/deadline-narrative-sense-of-place-wildfires-bu-narrative-conference\/"},"modified":"2025-11-13T19:28:57","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T19:28:57","slug":"deadline-narrative-sense-of-place-wildfires-bu-narrative-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/2022\/04\/21\/deadline-narrative-sense-of-place-wildfires-bu-narrative-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"2022 Power of Narrative: Lizzie Johnson on questions that shape deadline narratives"},"content":{"rendered":"    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-paragraph mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<p><em><strong>Editor&#8217;s note:<\/strong>&nbsp;This is the second of five posts from the 2022 Power of Narrative conference at Boston University. The first post features New York Times reporter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/stories\/first-person-profiles-bu-narrative-conference\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ellen Barry with tips on first-person narratives<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/stories\/invstigative-reporting-character-development-accuracy-fairness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Debbie Cenziper on narrative in investigations<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-paragraph mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">At first glance, it would be easy to dismiss\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lizziejohnson.net\/\">Lizzie Johnson<\/a>\u00a0as too young to have earned her resume. Among her accomplishments: Multiple internships at regional newspapers; a three-time finalist for the Livingston Award for Young Journalists; a first place for long-form writing in the Best of the West; appearances on the Longform Podcast and This American Life. Then there\u2019s her 2021 book:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.penguinrandomhouse.com\/books\/617250\/paradise-by-lizzie-johnson\/\">\u201cParadise: One Town\u2019s Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-image mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\" id=\"attachment_169456\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-18.jpg\" alt=\"Washington Post reporter and author Lizzie Johnson\" class=\"wp-image-9184\" srcset=\"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-18.jpg 225w, https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-18-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-18-40x40.jpg 40w, https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-18-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-18-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-18-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/download-18-115x115.jpg 115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lizzie Johnson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-paragraph mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<p>The latter grew out of Johnson\u2019s award-winning deadline and narrative work covering the 2018 Canp Fire that devastated the community of Paradise, California. At that point, Johnson had worked her way from covering local governments for the San Francisco Chronicle to becoming the newspaper\u2019s wildfire reporter. Now Johnson is on the l<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/pr\/2021\/05\/05\/lizzie-johnson-joins-washington-posts-local-enterprise-team\/\">ocal enterprise team at The Washington Post.<\/a><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-paragraph mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<p>She went back to the lessons she took into the field with her to cover the Camp Fire and condensed them to five essential questions for reporting narrative on deadline that she shared at the 2022 Power of Narrative conference at Boston University.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-heading   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip 1: Is there a place you can profile?<\/h2>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-paragraph mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<p>Remember to focus on the location of the story as well as the events. When reporting in Paradise, Johnson noticed that most reporters were covering the fire and what had happened, but there was almost no storytelling about what had burned down. Johnson saw a chance to \u201czig when everyone is aagging\u201d and created a eulogy\/requiem for the town of Paradise. According to Johnson, reporting on the place itself is a good way to connect with the community and provide a greater context for what disaster or event might have occurred there.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-heading   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip 2: Can you shadow a stakeholder?<\/h2>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-paragraph mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<p>One of the best ways to tell narratives is through the experience of a community member. In reporting on the wildfire, Johnson created a chart of potential stakeholders, starting with the event and thinking of all the people affected. She worked her way through that list to find interesting subjects that became the focus of several of her narratives.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-spacer mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"block block-legacy-page-blocks legacy-page-blocks  \">\n\n    <h2 class=\"legacy-page-blocks-subhead\">Wildfire stories by Lizzie Johnson<\/h2>\n\n    <div class=\" legacy-page-blocks-text\">\n            <p><a href=\"\/eulogy-for-paradise-a-breaking-news-story-framed-as-the-profile-and-history-of-a-town\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cEulogy for Paradise\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/after-the-fires-burn-down-a-surprising-story-of-a-haunted-hero-and-the-ashes-of-regret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cAfter the fires:\u201d A haunted hero<\/a><\/p>\n\n    <\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-spacer mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-heading   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip 3: Is there an accountability angle?<\/h2>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-paragraph mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<p>When reporting on an event or disaster, Johnson suggests looking at those who might be accountable or have some responsibility. In Paradise, she looked to the Town Council, creating a narrative about one of their meetings held the week after the fire. The narrative explored how the council dealt with the disaster and the effectiveness of their evacuation plan.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-heading   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tip 4: Can you find underrepresented voices?<\/h2>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-paragraph mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<p>When writing a narrative, Johnson advises looking at groups that are typically underrepresented in the media. She says readers can get bored reading stories told from the same viewpoint. For example, in Paradise, Johnson sought out teenagers who were part of a ballet studio&#8217;s production of the Nutcracker, one of the community&#8217;s first normal activities since the fire, and followed the girl who played the Sugar Plum Fairy.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-heading   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tip 5: Can yo<\/strong>u plant seeds for future stories?<\/h2>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-paragraph mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<p>Finally, when reporting on deadline, always look to plant seeds that have the potential to turn into stories later on. When reporting the first week after the fire, following the search-and-rescue teams and talking to community members, Johnson was gathering string for a longer narrative for what had happened right before and during the blaze. It was this narrative that was the inspiration for her book.<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-paragraph mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<p>***<\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-classic mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"  core-block\">\n        <div class=\"block block--core block--core-paragraph mb-5   max-w-screen-full mx-auto\">\n            \n<p><strong><em>Eleanor Dash<\/em><\/strong><em>&nbsp;is a senior at Boston University studying journalism with a minor in political science. She currently writes for multiple local Boston community papers such as the Belmont Citizen-Herald and the Watertown Tab. She is also a staff writer for the Boston music blog, Sound of Boston.<\/em><\/p>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the wildfire reporter for the San Francisco Chronicle, Johnson looked beyond events to people and place for award-winning work<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9183,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"topics":[],"authors":[369],"issue":[],"class_list":["post-2275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-essays-on-craft","authors-eleanor-dash"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2022 Power of Narrative: Lizzie Johnson on questions that shape deadline narratives - Nieman Storyboard<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/2022\/04\/21\/deadline-narrative-sense-of-place-wildfires-bu-narrative-conference\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"2022 Power of Narrative: Lizzie Johnson on questions that shape deadline narratives - 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