"You want to be able to nab the details, but then you also want to be able to tell the story of why this matters and who's harmed by this, and finding the harm is oftentimes the hardest part of investigative reporting," Miranda Green, an investigative reporter.
Her latest piece is for The Atavist Magazine titled "All That Glitters" about the seedy underbelly of diamond sales, crypto, and sports ticketing and the man at the center of it all.
In this conversation, we talk about:
- How she earns trust
- How she navigates background
- The structure of the piece
- Finding the harm in an investigative story
- And her routine (or lack of one)
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