Long-form journalism is a branch of journalism dedicated to longer articles with larger amounts of content. The length of long-form articles is between that of a traditional article and that of a periodical. It is often take the form of creative nonfiction or narrative journalism.
It has become a cornerstone for writing in the media industry and is now fundamental with the subtle rise of slow media today.
In effect, long form journalism is ensuring readers start beginning to respect the craft of writing rather than tabloid newspapers that has been dominating media outlets around the world.
Examples –
The Mixed-Up Brothers of Bogotá – Susan Dominus
Two pairs of identical twins mismatched in a hospital happen upon each other more than 20 years later.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/12/magazine/the-mixed-up-brothers-of-bogota.html?_r=0
The Life and Times of Strider Wolf – Sarah Schweitzer
When he was 2, Strider was severely beaten by his mother’s boyfriend. Today, at 6, Strider lives with his grandparents in rural Maine, in and out of poverty, trying to make it.
https://apps.bostonglobe.com/graphics/2015/11/strider/
Whatsoever Things Are True – Matthew Shaer
Thirty-three years ago, a Chicago man was sentenced to death for murder. In 1999, another man confessed to the crime. Today, they are both free.
https://magazine.atavist.com/stories/whatsoever-things-are-true/