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5 Questions for Tyler Hicks

5 Questions for Tyler Hicks

Some of the most compelling, controversial images of conflict and terror in recent memory — a woman hiding with her children, motionless on a restaurant floor, a man carrying a boy’s body along…

Annotation Tuesday: Jonathan Goldstein and The Little Mermaid

Annotation Tuesday ventures into a new medium today with our first annotation of a radio story. It’s a natural fit. The human voice is, of course, the original storytelling instrument.…
"Serial" podcast producers talk storytelling, structure and if they know whodunnit

“Serial” podcast producers talk storytelling, structure and if they know whodunnit

The true-crime outline may sound familiar; the storytelling is not
5 Questions for David Finkel

5 Questions for David Finkel

David Finkel describes his “deliberate” reporting process at the Nieman FoundationIn selecting David Finkel for one of its “genius” grants in 2012, the MacArthur Foundation described him as “a journalist whose…

Fourth “Power of Storytelling” conference opens in Romania

If we were in Bucharest today, we could listen to newly named New York Times deputy international editor Amy O’Leary talk about digital storytelling or delve into the less glamorous…
Jonathan Eig searches for the characters of his new book

Jonathan Eig searches for the characters of his new book

In previous books, best-selling author Jonathan Eig profiled baseball legend Lou Gehrig and Chicago gangster Al Capone. But as he set about researching his most recent project, he faced an interesting…

Pinker, King and Sager on writing

For this weekend’s selections, Storyboard recommends reading about writing; we’re highlighting some recent articles that feature advice from authors whose worlds range from horror to science to journalism.Harvard cognitive scientist,…
Annotation Tuesday! Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah and "If He Hollers Let Him Go"

Annotation Tuesday! Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah and “If He Hollers Let Him Go”

Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah and I met recently in her Brooklyn apartment to talk about “If He Hollers Let Him Go.” Her story, which is and isn’t about comedian Dave Chappelle,…
5 Questions for Jill Lepore

5 Questions for Jill Lepore

No wonder Jill Lepore describes herself as a “code-switcher.” She’s both a prize-winning professor of history at Harvard University and a staff writer for The New Yorker magazine. Her most…
Bringing creativity to complex issues: The Washington Post, New Republic and CIR

Bringing creativity to complex issues: The Washington Post, New Republic and CIR

This week’s 3 for 2 picks highlight recent work that incorporates elements of creative storytelling to examine complex issues, with standout journalism on national security, criminal justice and the environment.…