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Kari Howard

@karihow

I'm the woman who left a dream job as Column One editor at the Los Angeles Times because I wanted to move to Maine. Go figure how happiness works. Former editor of Nieman Storyboard. I love music almost as much as (and sometimes more than) beautiful storytelling, so expect to see that here too.

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,…
"The Lives They Lived" in The New York Times, and the lives they lost in Aleppo

“The Lives They Lived” in The New York Times, and the lives they lost in Aleppo

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,…
A week of the invisible made visible: the Russian hack of the U.S. election, and a sinister gas leak. Oh, plus... Christmas!

A week of the invisible made visible: the Russian hack of the U.S. election, and a sinister gas leak. Oh, plus… Christmas!

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,…
Now might be a good time to reread a few great stories about Putin, don't you think?

Now might be a good time to reread a few great stories about Putin, don’t you think?

With high-profile stories in The Washington Post and The New York Times reporting that Russia tampered with the U.S. presidential election and Twitter ablaze with references to “The Manchurian Candidate”…
"The Age of Innocence" versus the age of innocence lost

“The Age of Innocence” versus the age of innocence lost

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,…
The theme of the week is death, so it's time to listen to a little Al Green and feel better

The theme of the week is death, so it’s time to listen to a little Al Green and feel better

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,…
Two top New York Times editors talk about the yearlong project "Murder in the 4-0"

Two top New York Times editors talk about the yearlong project “Murder in the 4-0”

With crime at historic lows in the city, the paper decided to "delve deeply into deaths, and lives, that might otherwise be ignored" in a Bronx precinct where homicides persist.…
Why's This So Good: Fidel Castro and the art of the obit

Why’s This So Good: Fidel Castro and the art of the obit

Anyone who’s worked in the obituary or foreign news section of a news outlet has a story or two to tell about the Fidel Castro obituary, otherwise known as Bane…
5(ish) Questions: Bill Sanderson and the JFK assassination "Bulletins from Dallas"

5(ish) Questions: Bill Sanderson and the JFK assassination “Bulletins from Dallas”

The new biography of UPI reporter Merriman "Smitty" Smith, who won a Pulitzer for his coverage of the biggest political shocker of the 20th century, has so much journalism drama…
Adventures in storytelling, from old-school noir to new-school memoir

Adventures in storytelling, from old-school noir to new-school memoir

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,…