What it takes to tell a powerful story
Navigating the trauma of children
Every once in a while, a single, human story is so powerful it offers insight into a complex truth. We are devoting today's newsletter to one such story that caught the collective attention of many in NPR's audience.
When Russian artillery damaged a school in Kharkiv, Ukraine, last August, an NPR reporter wondered what had happened to the students. So she kept in contact with many of the families of one kindergarten class as they scattered across the globe.
Among the stories that grew from this one incident was a particularly poignant narrative of two best friends, now separated by the war.
Given the wide response from the audience, we decided to delve into the story behind the
