Everybody’s Got a Story that’ll Break Your Heart

First-person journalism can bring out the critics, but that hasn’t stopped online publications from using it as a powerful tool to connect with readers

Leigh Stein’s boyfriend Jason threw her against the refrigerator and didn’t believe she was hurt until she showed him the bruises. They had moved to New Mexico together so she could write her book while he worked—it was the most romantic plan she had ever heard. She recounted her relationship in a BuzzFeed story about […]