Fernanda SantosBias on the BorderI spent a few days this summer training a group of journalists in the border city of Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, how to report on the Central…Jul 23, 2019Jul 23, 2019
Fernanda SantosThe (nonfiction) books about citizenship and American identity my friends told me I should readThe other day, I asked my friends on Facebook to recommend books that dwell on questions of citizenship and American identity, and told…Sep 19, 20171Sep 19, 20171
Fernanda SantosSaying goodbye to The New York Times (but not to journalism)Friday, July 14, is my last day at The New York Times. I am taking the buyout.Jul 12, 2017Jul 12, 2017
Fernanda SantosWhy — and how — I writeI sent this last week to my newsletter subscribers. (You could be one of them, too.) It talks a bit about how I write, and why I write.Jun 13, 2017Jun 13, 2017
Fernanda SantosWriting a book was the hardest thing — and greatest thing — I’ve ever doneWhen I was a little girl, my parents had a nickname for me: cabeça dura. It’s pronounced KAH-beh-sah DOO-rah, and it means “hard-headed” in…May 7, 2017May 7, 2017
Fernanda SantosSurvival Tips for Aspiring JournalistsThis spring, I taught a seminar in short-form narrative at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University. Friends of…Apr 29, 2017Apr 29, 2017
Fernanda Santos19 lessons on reporting from the editor of The Boston Globe’s Pulitzer-winning Spotlight team (yes…One of the perks of teaching a journalism class at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University is that I’m…Mar 16, 2017Mar 16, 2017
Fernanda Santos“Speak English!”I was driving back home from a meeting on Wednesday and craving a cup of coffee. The drive-thru line was too long, so I parked, walked in…Nov 11, 20167Nov 11, 20167
Fernanda SantosinLife Hack: Your Story, Experience, etcScrew you, Depeche Mode!I took my first step toward the summit of Piestewa Peak walking like an Egyptian. By the time I got up there— 1,180 feet, a quart of water…Jul 3, 20153Jul 3, 20153