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Leah Sottile and Ryan Haas on deconstructing ‘true crime’ in podcasting and journalism

The team behind ‘Hush’ discuss the ethics of narrative journalism and creating a serialized podcast that’s sensitive to victims and families

Marina Leigh

Story Craft

Author Grace Talusan on going to uncomfortable places in your writing

Talusan, who teaches creative nonfiction at Brown University, asks her students to first challenge themselves in small ways

Erika Hayasaki

Podcast

NPR’s Tonya Mosley on the art of the interview

The co-host of ‘Fresh Air’ breaks down how she prepares for a conversation, and how she investigated her own family history for the podcast series “She Has a Name”

Christina M. Tapper

From the Editor

Stories and lessons to inspire you in 2026

‘I’ve always loved stretching the boundaries of what I know and do’

Mark Armstrong

Nieman Storyboard’s guides on storytelling

Story Craft

The art of pitching: How to sell your book or story idea

Editors from The Atavist, Wired, and more share what they’re looking for in a story or book proposal.

Story Craft

How to craft a narrative: Everything you need to know

A four-part series on the key elements of nonfiction storytelling, including scene, character and endings.

Lauren Kessler

Story Craft

The Nieman Storyboard guide to books on storytelling

Journalists, authors, producers, filmmakers, and Nieman Storyboard readers share more than 40 books that inspire their work.

Mallary Tenore Tarpley

Story Craft

How to interview for narrative vs. news

From broad and open-ended to narrow and specific: Journalist Kim Cross’s five-part series on interviewing for narrative nonfiction.

Kim Cross

Strictly Q&A

Podcast Strictly Q&A

Leah Sottile and Ryan Haas on deconstructing ‘true crime’ in podcasting and journalism

The team behind ‘Hush’ discuss the ethics of narrative journalism and creating a serialized podcast that's sensitive to victims and families

Marina Leigh

Story Craft Strictly Q&A

Author Grace Talusan on going to uncomfortable places in your writing

Talusan, who teaches creative nonfiction at Brown University, asks her students to first challenge themselves in small ways

Erika Hayasaki

Podcast Strictly Q&A

Story Annotations

Behind the Scenes: Bloomberg examines a private detention center and a town 'Addicted to ICE'

Rachel Adams-Heard, Polly Mosendz, and Fola Akinnibi looked at local government agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain immigrants in New Mexico

Mark Armstrong

Story Annotations

A profile of a newspaper press becomes a requiem for an era

Los Angeles Times veteran Thomas Curwen found professionalism and pride in the last Friday night run of the newspaper's storied presses

Trevor Pyle

Story Annotations

Finding a quiet voice in the center of America’s screaming immigration debate

The Washington Post's Ruby Cramer profiled a small-city selectman caught in the crossfire of fear, anger and blame over asylum seekers

Trevor Pyle

Story Craft

From the Editor Story Craft

How to end a story

A Zoom with Susan Orlean reveals an ending for Ellie Silverman’s story about a D.C. officer five years after Jan. 6, 2021

Mark Armstrong

From the Editor

Protecting the first drafts of history

How do we capture the truth, and keep it safe? Plus: NPR's Tonya Mosley on the art of the interview

Mark Armstrong

From the Editor

Stories and lessons to inspire you in 2026

‘I've always loved stretching the boundaries of what I know and do’

Mark Armstrong

Leah Sottile and Ryan Haas on deconstructing ‘true crime’ in podcasting and journalism

Author Grace Talusan on going to uncomfortable places in your writing

NPR’s Tonya Mosley on the art of the interview

Stories and lessons to inspire you in 2026

Nieman Storyboard’s guides on storytelling

The art of pitching: How to sell your book or story idea

How to craft a narrative: Everything you need to know