From the Editor

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

It has become an all-too-common question, from students and young journalists and even struggling veterans: Why does this work matter if nothing changes?I could spend a lifetime of study and…

About this time every year, the stories start rolling out, urging you to reset your  New Year’s resolutions — and make them realistic. That’s because by this time, every year,…

The email that pinged my inbox Wednesday, as an assault on the U.S. Capitol was at its most intense, was quick and blunt:“Aren’t you glad you’re not out there?”I responded…

A version of this essay was published as the Storyboard newsletter on Jan. 1, 2020 A flip of a calendar page and, just like that, 2020 is over. Of course, it…

At the end of this, a year that defies easy summary, we abandon attempts to try. Instead, here are two bits of lagniappe that came our way and we pass…

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

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

The list shows a range of interests in story subjects and approaches, and a strong desire to peek behind the curtains of storywork

In story pitches, first impressions count