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A narrative on the political divide reported from the inside-out

Jose A. Del Real of The Washington Post uses phone, email and texts to profile a family torn apart by conflicting beliefs in "facts"

By Chip Scanlan • April 20, 2021

Taking the “student” out of student journalist

A Salem, Oregon, school board apologized to the high school newspaper editor for criticizing work it deemed "too political"

By Jacqui Banaszynski • April 15, 2021

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Some uncomfortable challenges facing journalism

The digital upheaval gutted the traditional business model, but those aren't the only issues we need to confront

By Jacqui Banaszynski • April 13, 2021

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From the Editor

Some uncomfortable challenges facing journalism

By Jacqui Banaszynski

April 13, 2021

The digital upheaval gutted the traditional business model, but those aren't the only issues we need to confront

From the Editor

Common-sense questions don’t always yield common-sense answers

By Jacqui Banaszynski

April 9, 2021

Resistance to the COVID vaccine carries echoes of past stories

From the Editor

Writing about nostalgia for homelands

By Jacqui Banaszynski

March 22, 2021

In profiles of place, a New York Times reporter writes about missing the newsroom, and another carries his mother's name back to Ireland

From the Editor

When the story of one is the story of many

By Jacqui Banaszynski

March 1, 2021

No matter the collective loss from COVID, the loss of each individual counts

From the Editor

The teaching power of obituaries

By Jacqui Banaszynski

February 23, 2021

The final "life story" demands sensitive interviewing, strong character development, the arc of narrative and foolproof fact-checking

From the Editor

Metrics can’t always or instantly measure impact

By Jacqui Banaszynski

February 15, 2021

Journalism may not make a difference in the moment, but is essential to truth and history

From the Editor

Five days and five senses: Free writing as a daily practice

By Jacqui Banaszynski

February 2, 2021

Prompts to help you build stronger writing muscles every day

From the Editor

Why journalists rise up in the face of fear

By Jacqui Banaszynski

January 11, 2021

A reflection on clarity and purpose: "There was only one place for me to go."

From the Editor

Thrilling journalism in face of a terrible year

By Jacqui Banaszynski

January 5, 2021

Excellence in times that "try men's souls"

From the Editor

Passports to authentic reporting: a foreign view, and a view through empathy

By Jacqui Banaszynski

December 31, 2020

Two anchors to keep you moored wherever you are and whatever the story

From the Editor

A very few of my favorite fiction reads of 2020

By Jacqui Banaszynski

December 24, 2020

It was a year of great journalism about hard things — and fiction that soothed along the way

From the Editor

A go-to list of how-to story craft posts from 2020

By Jacqui Banaszynski

December 23, 2020

While all Storyboard posts offer lessons from the masters of the craft, we offer a few practical stand-outs from the past year