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Photo gallery Maraniss shares insights with journalism class

September 26, 2024

Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post journalist and bestselling author David Maraniss answered questions from students and shared insights from his career during a Feature Storytelling class at College Library on Wednesday. Maraniss is this fall’s Sharon Dunwoody Journalist in Residence at UW–Madison, connecting with UW–Madison community members at a series of events Sept. 25-27. As part of that, he also spoke to a crowd about about 100 at a public event at the DeLuca Forum in the Discovery Building on Wednesday night.

A man sitting at a table gestures with his hands and speaks. A student is visible in the background.

Washington Post writer and best-selling author David Maraniss talks with students during a Feature Storytelling class session taught by Stacy Forster Benedict in the School of Journalism and held in College Library. Photo by: Bryce Richter

A woman gestures with her hands while speaking. She's seated at a table with other students.

Student Maeghan Chase asks Maraniss a question. Photo by: Bryce Richter

A woman sitting at a table gestures.

Maraniss provided students with advice and feedback on their projects while sharing stories from his career. Photo by: Bryce Richter

Three students sit at a table and attentively listen.

Students listen as Maraniss talks. Photo by: Bryce Richter

A series of tables in a rectangle formation is shown; seated at it are about a dozen people.

In addition to meeting with the journalism class, Maraniss connected with the UW community in a series of events and talks. Photo by: Bryce Richter

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