Investigations
One long investigation a season, in parts, with the method published alongside (sample).
One long investigation a season, published in parts over two or three weeks (sample).
Long reads this year
The five longest pieces of the year so far, cut out and hung on the same ruler (sample).
1,000 words
2,000
3,000
4,000
Lakeside Review
Sat 12 Apr
4,600 words
Ledger
Tue 30 Sep
2,400 words
Lakeside Review
Mon 6 Oct
2,150 words
Ledger
Tue 7 Oct
2,700 words
Ledger
Tue 14 Oct
3,050 words
Labelled with the newsroom slug, in the order they ran. One ruler mark for every 1,000 words; the red corner is the latest (sample).
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