{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Nieman Storyboard","provider_url":"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org","author_name":"commonmedia","author_url":"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/author\/commonmedia\/","title":"A Writer's Essay: Seeking the Extraordinary in the Ordinary - Nieman Storyboard","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5OLOLzlJYW\"><a href=\"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/1997\/03\/28\/a-writers-essay-seeking-the-extraordinary-in-the-ordinary-2\/\">A Writer&#8217;s Essay: Seeking the Extraordinary in the Ordinary<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/1997\/03\/28\/a-writers-essay-seeking-the-extraordinary-in-the-ordinary-2\/embed\/#?secret=5OLOLzlJYW\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;A Writer&#8217;s Essay: Seeking the Extraordinary in the Ordinary&#8221; &#8212; Nieman Storyboard\" data-secret=\"5OLOLzlJYW\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/wp\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"This essay is based on presentations given in advanced feature writing seminars the author taught at The Washington Post. On\u00a0Thinking\u00a0About Intimate Journalism It\u2019s the kiss of death for anyone aspiring to do intimate journalism to think of what he or she does as lighteners, brighteners or human interest stories. That is a newsperson\u2019s way of [&hellip;]"}