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Share your favorite stories of 2026

Share your favorite stories of 2026

Plus: Laura Mayer finds her voice through a podcast monologue, and applications are now open for 2027-28 Nieman Fellowships
Annotation: Finding humor — and your own voice — in a podcast monologue

Annotation: Finding humor — and your own voice — in a podcast monologue

How Laura Mayer used a self-produced podcast, ‘Shameless Acquisition Target,’ to tell her own story and eventually write a memoir
A historic week, and Storyboard live onstage

A historic week, and Storyboard live onstage

Kurt Streeter on the fine art of hanging out. Plus: Share your favorite stories of 2026
New York Times journalist Kurt Streeter on ‘the fine art of hanging out’ (live at SFJ)

New York Times journalist Kurt Streeter on ‘the fine art of hanging out’ (live at SFJ)

The New York Times national correspondent on showing up and building trust with your subjects
Six journalists on reporting, writing, and getting along with your editors

Six journalists on reporting, writing, and getting along with your editors

On flattery and the newsroom's unsung heroes: copy editors. Plus: Understanding rejection, ambition, and power dynamics in our work
Memes and manipulation in storytelling

Memes and manipulation in storytelling

‘You Can See Everything’ redefines documentaries. Plus: Jamie Fisher interviews 140 people for her biography of singer-songwriter Elliott Smith
Annotation: How to write a nuanced portrait of singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, 23 years after his death

Annotation: How to write a nuanced portrait of singer-songwriter Elliott Smith, 23 years after his death

Journalist Jamie Fisher interviews 140 people to get to the heart of an artist’s life in ‘Nobody Broke Your Heart’
What does it mean to fact-check a story?

What does it mean to fact-check a story?

Wudan Yan on the future of fact-checking in journalism. Plus: Advice for freelancing, and re-introducing yourself to your audience
Journalist Wudan Yan on the importance of fact-checking as ‘peer review’

Journalist Wudan Yan on the importance of fact-checking as ‘peer review’

The founder of the fact-checking agency Factual discusses how journalists can organize their reporting to work collaboratively with fact-checkers
The power of seeing potential: Three kinds of writing mentors

The power of seeing potential: Three kinds of writing mentors

How Pulitzer winner Miriam Pawel used archives and human-centered storytelling to retrace the epic journey of the University of California. Plus: National Book Award finalists and AI writer scams