Nieman Storyboard

Pulitzer winner Mary Schmich’s journey from newspapers to podcasts with ‘Division Street Revisited’

Podcast

Pulitzer winner Mary Schmich’s journey from newspapers to podcasts with ‘Division Street Revisited’

The former Chicago Tribune columnist shares insights into her decades-long experience as a journalist and writer

Marina Leigh

The Nieman Storyboard guide to books on storytelling

Story Craft

The Nieman Storyboard guide to books on storytelling

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

Mallary Tenore Tarpley

Wired’s Makena Kelly on Elon Musk, DOGE, and breaking news narratives

Podcast

Wired’s Makena Kelly on Elon Musk, DOGE, and breaking news narratives

The journalist talks about reporting for breaking news stories vs. longer narratives, protecting sources, and finding her path in tech reporting.

Marina Leigh

Introducing the Nieman Storyboard podcast: Stories from journalists, in their own words

From the Editor

Introducing the Nieman Storyboard podcast: Stories from journalists, in their own words

Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting, plus Claire Willett on Trump upending federal grants for artists and writers.

Mark Armstrong

Nieman Storyboard’s guides on storytelling

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

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.
How to craft a narrative: Everything you need to know

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

How to interview for narrative vs. news

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

Pulitzer winner Mary Schmich's journey from newspapers to podcasts with ‘Division Street Revisited’

Podcast Strictly Q&A

Pulitzer winner Mary Schmich's journey from newspapers to podcasts with ‘Division Street Revisited’

The former Chicago Tribune columnist shares insights into her decades-long experience as a journalist and writer

Marina Leigh

Podcast: Wired's Makena Kelly on Elon Musk, DOGE, and breaking news narratives

Podcast Strictly Q&A

Podcast: Wired's Makena Kelly on Elon Musk, DOGE, and breaking news narratives

The journalist talks about reporting for breaking news stories vs. longer narratives, protecting sources, and finding her path in tech reporting.

Marina Leigh

Nieman Storyboard podcast: Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting and celebrating the 'reported essay'

Podcast Strictly Q&A

Nieman Storyboard podcast: Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting and celebrating the 'reported essay'

"How do you really come to understand the aftermath of a tragedy and the people who are most affected by it?"

Marina Leigh

Story Annotations

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

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

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

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

How a freelancer's story instincts landed a piece in The New York Times

Story Annotations

How a freelancer's story instincts landed a piece in The New York Times

Erika Hayasaki found characters, scenes and themes in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires that she couldn't set aside despite multiple rejections

Kim Cross

Reporting beyond shame and blame, secrets and stereotypes

Story Annotations

Reporting beyond shame and blame, secrets and stereotypes

Esquire's Mark Warren immersed himself in evangelical Alabama to find the pain and grace behind a beloved pastor's suicide

Kim Cross

Story Craft

The Nieman Storyboard guide to books on storytelling

The Nieman Storyboard guide to books on storytelling

Mallary Tenore Tarpley

Researching a legendary race: How to use newspaper archives in crafting a narrative

Researching a legendary race: How to use newspaper archives in crafting a narrative

Frank Bures

We need fact-checkers more than ever. Here's how to work with one.

We need fact-checkers more than ever. Here's how to work with one.

Kim Cross

An editor learns a new narrative form: writing musicals

An editor learns a new narrative form: writing musicals

Kara Cutruzzula

Nieman Storyboard Newsletter

What is journalism, and why does it matter?

From the Editor

What is journalism, and why does it matter?

Pulitzer Prize winner Mary Schmich's new podcast, plus Livingston Awards and local storytelling in Charlotte, North Carolina
Here are the books that inspired you

From the Editor

Here are the books that inspired you

Our guide to the best books in storytelling, letters to the editor, Peabody Award nominees

Mark Armstrong

The artifacts preserving history: group chats, newspaper archives, handwritten notes

From the Editor

The artifacts preserving history: group chats, newspaper archives, handwritten notes

Wired's Makena Kelly on communicating with sources, Frank Bures on newspaper archives, and Mark Harris on notes from the AIDS epidemic

Mark Armstrong

Venezuelan immigrants sent to prison in El Salvador — from intersecting POVs

From the Editor

Venezuelan immigrants sent to prison in El Salvador — from intersecting POVs

Plus: how to leak to a journalist, interviewing for detail, and embracing rejection

Mark Armstrong