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A time of endings: a presidency, and a tree that held lifetimes of memories

A time of endings: a presidency, and a tree that held lifetimes of memories

Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,…
January 20, 2017

“Frank Sinatra, holding a glass of bourbon in one hand and a cigarette in the other, stood in a dark corner of the bar between two attractive but fading blondes who sat waiting for him to say something.”

Why is it great? Yes, we deliberately launched this cool new feature with the first sentence of one of the most famous magazine articles of all time. Go big or…
January 18, 2017
Inaugurations of a different sort: the launch of two new features on Storyboard!

Inaugurations of a different sort: the launch of two new features on Storyboard!

In this week of a new president being sworn in, how about a couple of other inaugurations? We at Storyboard are launching two new features this week: an emailed newsletter, and…
January 18, 2017
Annotation Tuesday! Kathy Sawyer and the execution of the "Death Row Granny"

Annotation Tuesday! Kathy Sawyer and the execution of the “Death Row Granny”

More than 30 years ago, a journalism grad student clipped the Washington Post story as a great example of how to transform a deadline story with narrative details. He still…
January 17, 2017
Why's This So Good? Ta-Nehisi Coates and "My President Was Black"

Why’s This So Good? Ta-Nehisi Coates and “My President Was Black”

I was almost afraid to read “My President Was Black.” Ta-Nehisi Coates is such a tour de force, I was afraid that his words would wipe away my thoughts, his insights obliterate…
January 16, 2017
In flames: journalism under fire, and the terrible beauty of wildfire photography

In flames: journalism under fire, and the terrible beauty of wildfire photography

Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,…
January 13, 2017
5 Questions: Abigail Keel and the RadioLab episode "Debatable"

5 Questions: Abigail Keel and the RadioLab episode “Debatable”

The young journalist, who explored the privileged world of debating societies and found a student who defies the stereotypes, talks about the podcasting ethos
January 12, 2017
5(ish) Questions: Photographer Stuart Palley and "Terra Flamma: Wildfires at Night"

5(ish) Questions: Photographer Stuart Palley and “Terra Flamma: Wildfires at Night”

We’re drowning in imagery these days: photos on the pages of newspapers and magazines, on televisions, smart phones, iPads and laptops; full-wrap ads on buses, trains and towering buildings; even…
January 10, 2017
Families on the edge: in print, online, on the screen

Families on the edge: in print, online, on the screen

Just in time for the weekend, here’s a little list of some of the things I’ve been listening to and reading this week, some of it online — Storyboard included,…
January 6, 2017
Why's This So Good? Thomas Curwen and "The Loneliest War"

Why’s This So Good? Thomas Curwen and “The Loneliest War”

In this story on the "quiet" effects of PTSD, the Los Angeles Times writer realized that the heart of the narrative lay in the tension at home, not in the…
January 5, 2017