How to Develop a Writing Voice in Newspaper Reporting - Yoav Gonen

In Chapter 11 of 11 in his 2011 interview, education reporter Yoav Gonen answers "How Are You Developing Your Voice as a Writer?"  Gonen shares how he is looking for longer form writing exercises to complement his short form style at the New York Post.  He frames his writing and writing aspiration by thinking how it compares and contrasts with the styles of Ernest Hemingway and Gabriel Garcia Marquez.  Yoav Gonen is the education reporter for the New York Post newspaper in New York City.  He earned a Masters of Journalism degree from New York University and a BA in English from the University of Michigan.