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Mark Armstrong

Mark Armstrong is the editor of Nieman Storyboard. He is a producer, writer, and singer-songwriter. Mark was previously the founder of Longreads, the National Magazine Award-winning site that was dubbed “a digital renaissance for the long form” by The New York Times. And he is the co-founder of Ursa Story Company, which produces podcasts including Ursa Short Fiction and Reckon True Stories, dedicated to celebrating great storytelling.

How Stephen Rodrick prepared for his story about ICE occupying a small town

How Stephen Rodrick prepared for his story about ICE occupying a small town

Plus: Audio Flux wants your (short) story, and Tom Junod on publishing his first book at age 67
Bringing your values to your reporting and writing

Bringing your values to your reporting and writing

Irin Carmon annotates her book on the lives of five pregnant women post-Dobbs. Plus: More awards and fellowship deadlines
Roy Peter Clark on storytelling lessons for — and from — students

Roy Peter Clark on storytelling lessons for — and from — students

How to write a college admissions essay. Plus: National Magazine Award finalists
Tricky questions with using second person in storytelling

Tricky questions with using second person in storytelling

An Atlantic essay raises questions about point of view. Plus: Tricia Romano on how to write an oral history
Journalist Tricia Romano on the pros and cons of writing an oral history

Journalist Tricia Romano on the pros and cons of writing an oral history

The author of ‘The Freaks Came Out to Write,’ knew that her book about The Village Voice needed to be an oral history. She soon learned the storytelling challenges that…
‘If you have three quarterbacks, you have no quarterbacks’

‘If you have three quarterbacks, you have no quarterbacks’

Soledad O’Brien on documentary storytelling. Plus: The Power of Narrative conference and the principles of plotting
Piecing together the past

Piecing together the past

Author Brendan O’Meara reconstructs a legendary race. Plus: Bruce Springsteen and the return of the protest song
Holding up our phones as a mirror

Holding up our phones as a mirror

Local journalists and citizens are documenting history in Minnesota, the Pacific Northwest, and around the U.S.
How to end a story

How to end a story

A Zoom with Susan Orlean reveals an ending for Ellie Silverman’s story about a D.C. officer five years after Jan. 6, 2021
Protecting the first drafts of history

Protecting the first drafts of history

How do we capture the truth, and keep it safe? Plus: NPR's Tonya Mosley on the art of the interview