{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Nieman Storyboard","provider_url":"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org","author_name":"commonmedia","author_url":"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/author\/commonmedia\/","title":"Roy Peter Clark: A red-nosed reindeer lights the way to better writing - Nieman Storyboard","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"23MzoiMHZ0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/2018\/12\/21\/roy-peter-clark-what-i-learned-about-writing-and-storytelling-from-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer\/\">Roy Peter Clark: A red-nosed reindeer lights the way to better writing<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/2018\/12\/21\/roy-peter-clark-what-i-learned-about-writing-and-storytelling-from-rudolph-the-red-nosed-reindeer\/embed\/#?secret=23MzoiMHZ0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Roy Peter Clark: A red-nosed reindeer lights the way to better writing&#8221; &#8212; Nieman Storyboard\" data-secret=\"23MzoiMHZ0\" 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","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/niemanstoryboard.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Rudolph.png","thumbnail_width":632,"thumbnail_height":518,"description":"EDITOR&#8217;S NOTE: In the spirit of the giving season,\u00a0the Poynter Institute gave us permission to use this piece\u00a0(first published by Poynter Dec. 10) in which\u00a0Roy Peter Clark teaches us all the things we can learn about writing (and life) by studying &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.&#8221; We offer it as a gift to you this last [&hellip;]"}