Stan Alcorn
Stan Alcorn is a reporter and producer for Reveal. He previously was a reporter for Marketplace, covering business and economic news – from debit card fees levied on the formerly incarcerated to the economic impact of Beyoncé's hair. He also has helped launch new shows at Marketplace and Slate, researched books by journalists at Time and CNBC, and reported for outlets including FiveThirtyEight, High Country News, Narratively, Digg, WNYC and NPR.
Recent Posts by Stan Alcorn
The Big Map: Outlining Narratives
December 6, 2011 by Stan AlcornTwo sets of Dart Award-winning writers and editors describe how they tackled their complicated stories, and reveal a common secret weapon: a (large) paper outline.
The Hurt In Their Eyes
November 3, 2011 by Stan AlcornSt. Petersburg Times photographer Edmund Fountain talks about his Dart Award-winning portraits of men whose lives are still shaped, up to 50 years later, by the brutal abuse they suffered at the Florida School for Boys.
2011 Dart Awards Honor Outstanding Reporting on Institutions
April 29, 2011 by Stan AlcornThere are many forces that suppress stories of trauma, from the active denial of perpetrators to the passive denial of those who prefer to look away. But when human tragedy is embedded in complex institutions — high school, higher ed, the military — the challenges of reporting and storytelling multiply.
Veterans' Families: The Social Impact of PTSD
December 16, 2010 by Stan AlcornThe story of war on the home front isn't complete without understanding its effect on military families.
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