“As they say, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes.”

Margaret Atwood, from her dystopian novel "The Testaments"

By Jacqui Banaszynski • November 13, 2019

Is it real? Or is it Instagram?

What's behind the veneer of a social media superstar? A conflicted writer goes to Australia to probe a influencer life that seems too perfect to be true

By Emily Sohn • November 12, 2019

The value of villains

The Power of Storytelling: Podcaster and journalist Evan Ratliff, author of "The Mastermind," on why he is drawn to stories of the “bad guys’”

By Ioana Burtea • November 7, 2019

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A narrative “troika:” direct testimony, news analysis and biographical journalism

By Ron Judd

November 5, 2019

How the eye-witness testimony of a public servant advanced and enhanced coverage of the Trump Ukraine story in ways journalism alone couldn't

Look at clouds from all sides now ~ before they’re gone

By Julia Shipley

November 1, 2019

A Reuters narrative project takes readers to a weekend with cloudspotters on a wild British island to see climate change with new eyes

Three core story principles, along with tea, baked goods and endless enthusiasm

By Julia Shipley

October 31, 2019

Venerable breaking news site Reuters ventures into narrative journalism with former L.A. Times and Storyboard editor Kari Howard at the helm

The game-changing union of digital innovation and “emotional storytelling”

By Ioana Burtea

October 30, 2019

The Power of Storytelling: How the Financial Times is revolutionizing the shape of hard-facts reporting to counter mistrust and foster empathy

These boots were made for discovery

By Jacqui Banaszynski

October 25, 2019

Tom Curwen's new boots, size 17AAA, handmade by boot maker Randy Merrell Tom Curwen They say every good narrative is a journey. Los Angeles Times reporter Thomas Curwen starts his by looking down. Literally. Here’s the lede to his unexpected story about… Read More