William Langewiesche, author of five books and an international correspondent for the magazine Vanity Fair, talks at a University Writing Program workshop on Dec. 2. He said journalism is not a ”dying trade,” despite the newspaper industry slowdown. “The real problem is getting better material — if you can produce a good story, then you will be successful,” The California Aggie quoted Langewiesche as saying. A Davis resident and former airline pilot, the writer spoke on campus before leaving for his next assignment — in troubled Pakistan.