Articles The Nieman Storyboard podcast returns with Pamela Colloff The author of “Catch the Devil” on criminal justice reporting and keeping readers hooked. Plus: Ellie Silverman finds the true story behind a now-viral photo July 17, 2026 Mark Armstrong How Pamela Colloff wrote her first book, about a con artist turned jailhouse informant The award-winning journalist discusses her new book, ‘Catch the Devil,’ for the Season Two premiere of the Nieman Storyboard podcast July 17, 2026 Mark Armstrong Should you start a newsletter? Plus: Noticing what's in your neighborhood, and a podcasting playbook for students July 10, 2026 Mark Armstrong Embracing the lost art of people-watching Plus: Submit your application for the Kari Howard Fund for Narrative Journalism July 3, 2026 Mallary Tenore Tarpley Remembering The New Yorker’s Mark Singer Plus: What makes an ideal Talk of the Town story? And pitching an editor instead of a publication June 26, 2026 Mark Armstrong A Juneteenth reading list Plus: A high school girls’ water polo team fights for gender equity, and breakable rules for writers June 19, 2026 Mark Armstrong Inside an award-winning book proposal Plus: Lessons from an author after the book comes out, and tell us your favorite stories in song June 12, 2026 Mark Armstrong Annotation: The award-winning book proposal that became Lorraine Boissoneault’s ‘Body Weather’ Boissoneault, whose proposal won the J. Anthony Lukas Work-in-Progress Award in 2024, breaks down how she wrote it June 10, 2026 Erika Hayasaki Summer inspiration for journalists and writers Plus: Season Two of Nieman Storyboard’s podcast is coming soon, and is an MFA worth it? June 5, 2026 Mark Armstrong How 5 journalists structured their stories to hook readers From the Nieman Storyboard archives: How writers craft their stories to build momentum and cohesion June 4, 2026 Emilia Wisniewski 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 … 254 Next
