Slow journalism redefines stories

Imagine a world in which the 24/7 news cycle is but a distant memory and the tempo of stories matches the slow beat of the city.
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For many working journalists today, being given the space and time to tell those kinds of stories has become almost an impossible dream.

But not Noah Rosenberg, the New York-based chief executive, editor and founder of online publishing platform Narratively who has turned his back on the fast-paced world of breaking news to devote his time exclusively to telling such ‘untold stories’: ‘the rich, intricate narratives that get at the heart of what a place is all about,’ he says.

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Flip Prior
About the Author
Flip prior spent several years roaming the Kimberley as north-west bureau reporter for The West Australian before swapping the red dirt and crocs for the big smoke, moving to Sydney in January to become the Walkley Foundation for Journalism's communications manager. During her years with WA Newspapers in Broome, Kalgoorlie and Perth, she won the Best Country Journalist and Science Reporting prizes at the WA Media Awards, scored the WA Youth Awards Media Prize twice and was a finalist in social equity and environment reporting prizes. You can follow her @flipsidedown