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The editor behind a revived music title on the decisions required to make a legacy brand feel relevant again -- and the role social media plays in reclaiming an audience that moved on.
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist on the fifteen years she spent reporting the story of the Great Migration -- and what sustained her through a project of that scale and ambition.
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The communication techniques that make editorial feedback useful rather than demoralizing -- including the specific framing habits that strong editors and managers use consistently.
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The matchmaker and media personality on the unconventional path he took to publishing and television deals -- and what he did instead of following the traditional gatekeeping route.
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The signals that distinguish a reader with a legitimate complaint from one who just wants a fight -- and how to respond to each without letting either one derail your work or your confidence.
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The entertainment journalist on how a genuine and long-standing obsession with awards season became both his specialty and his brand -- and the beat that made him indispensable.
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The founder of the Freelancers Union on the structural vulnerabilities that independent workers face -- and the collective approach she built to help them negotiate, organize, and get paid.
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The habits, learning practices, and platform-agnostic skills that help media professionals remain valuable and employable regardless of which tools and formats dominate next.
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The prolific ghostwriter behind memoirs for Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, and others on how he builds trust with reluctant subjects -- and what the job actually demands from him as a writer.
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The former New York Times film critic on the through-line connecting his career pivots from print to radio to film curation -- and what each role gave him that the previous one could not.
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