Articles What stacking wood can teach us about structuring stories Author and wood-splitter Kim Cross tackles a mountain of firewood, which helps her work through the mountainous first draft of a story September 7, 2022 Kim Cross So you want to write book? A long journey from newspaper reporter to book author In "The Diary of a Misfit," Casey Parks' had to let go of some journalistic boundaries to write about being queer in the religious, rural South September 6, 2022 Lisa Grace Lednicer Teaching (or learning) story craft? Storyboard is here to help We interrupt your syllabus prep with this important message:Consider Nieman Storyboard as a resource – and even publication destination – in your reporting, writing and journalism ethics courses.Storyboard is a… September 2, 2022 Jacqui Banaszynski Combing through clips, records and emotions for lessons from the past A Los Angeles Times reporter revisited a little-known U.S. Supreme Court abortion rights case that helped pave the way for Roe v. Wade September 1, 2022 Trevor Pyle Cutting through compassion fatigue with sensory writing War can become an abstraction unless, of course, you’re in the middle of it. We can read about it or see images, which often are more powerful than words in… August 29, 2022 Jacqui Banaszynski Hacking and whacking the way to writing clarity — and pie An author and freelancer contemplates story craft as she tames and harvests the blackberry brambles on her land August 25, 2022 Lauren Kessler Storytelling that reaches through your feet to your soul It’s probably a good thing I missed the memo about suggested attire to the Chicks concert earlier this month. I don’t have a straw cowboy hat. My days of strappy… August 23, 2022 Jacqui Banaszynski The Pitch: Landing a “definitive narrative” in The Atavist Magazine Editor Seyward Darby: "I definitely want people who are willing to strip a story down to its basics and figure out how to build it back up." August 18, 2022 Carly Stern Four years of reporting follows new threads in a previously reported crime story Katia Savchuk spent a year pre-reporting before she pitched The Atavist on a nuanced story of crime and mental illness August 17, 2022 Carly Stern J-school everywhere, everyday The start of a new school year is upon us. That may have some feeling excited — days spent with old and new friends, new adventures in learning and all… August 16, 2022 Jacqui Banaszynski Previous 1 … 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 … 242 Next
