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When a reporter is slain, another picks up the story

The Washington Post sent Lizzie Johnson to Las Vegas to continue an investigation started by Review-Journal reporter Jeff German

By Chip Scanlan • May 24, 2023

A lapel pin worn by a county official in Nevada, honoring slain Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jeff German, worn during the arraignment of German's accused murderer.

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End notes: The neglected art of story walk-offs

The editor reflects on the temptation to keep typing long after the story has reached a conclusion

By Jacqui Banaszynski • May 23, 2023

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A new best-of collection of audio storytelling honors narrative podcasting

By Julia Barton
April 19, 2023

Julia Barton turned her public radio career to the development of story podcasts and now revives the Storyboard series "Audio Danger"

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A guide to clear writing in tangled times

By Katharine Gammon
March 31, 2023

Writing scholar and guru coach Roy Peter Clark captures his best writing advice for "public writers" who have to report messy civic news

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Ukraine coverage: The press rises to cover a grinding war

By Jacqui Banaszynski
February 23, 2023

One year into Russian President Putin's invasion of Ukraine, journalists deliver a range of stories that reach past compassion fatigue with the best of craft

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Courage and empathy: Winners of the 2023 American Mosaic Journalism Prize

By Monique Brouillette
February 17, 2023

Cerise Castle faced threats to expose gangs inside the LA County Sheriff Department; Carvell Wallace seeks stories of justice, liberation and humanity

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Your next book club list: National Book Award winners and finalists

By Jacqui Banaszynski
November 17, 2022

The 2022 National Book Awards were announced this week. I expect I am not alone in adding the winners in fiction and nonfiction to my wish list and handing it, not very discreetly, to my gift-giver-in-residence. Come late December, I hope to have the winners —… Read More

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How the WriterL came to be: The origin story of a narrative community

By Stuart Warner
November 4, 2022

Award-winning newspaper journalist Stuart Warner helped archive WriterL discussions as a "family album" of a special time

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WriterL, the book: A “greatest hits” collection of narrative discussions

By John Clayton
November 3, 2022

A nonfiction author revisits the conversations of a hopeful narrative era and finds lessons that endure

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The Mayborn is back! In person and online

By Jacqui Banaszynski
July 20, 2022

Save the dates, register and enter your work: One of America's premier narrative journalism conferences is returning at a new venue

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A tribute to the consummate reporter/writer: Francis X. Clines

By Roy Peter Clark
July 14, 2022

Writing coach and scholar Roy Peter Clark offers memories and wisdom gleaned from the career and clips of a consummate newsman and storyteller

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A “story-keeping” project helps people heal

By Betsy Taylor
May 12, 2022

A hospice uses stories as a way to help patients prepare for death and to bridge divisions in society

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Award season 2022 continued: The Pulitzer Prizes

By Jacqui Banaszynski
May 10, 2022

The prizes were dominated by accountability and major news sites, with digital reporting, commitment to local news and Ukrainian journalists honored

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Award season 2022: A peek behind the scenes at some narrative winners

By Jacqui Banaszynski
April 19, 2022

As this year's journalism awards roll out, we look back at the winners that were featured in Storyboard posts

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