Narrative News

A Pulitzer winner gone far too soon and the "other" Elizabeth Taylor

A Pulitzer winner gone far too soon and the “other” Elizabeth Taylor

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,…
August 12, 2016
Kari Howard
Celebrating "Slow Journalism" and the Pulitzers' 100th birthday (You look fabulous, darling)

Celebrating “Slow Journalism” and the Pulitzers’ 100th birthday (You look fabulous, darling)

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,…
August 5, 2016
Kari Howard
Hunter S. Thompson, William Burroughs and Dorothy Parker -- now that would be some party

Hunter S. Thompson, William Burroughs and Dorothy Parker — now that would be some party

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,…
July 29, 2016
Kari Howard

Carrie at the prom and the Nora Charles of the Allagash

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,…
July 22, 2016
Kari Howard
Digital longform as journalism jetpack, and "Walking While Black"

Digital longform as journalism jetpack, and “Walking While Black”

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,…
July 15, 2016
Kari Howard

Gay Talese: the latest scorecard on the scandals

The New Journalism demigod faces controversy over a questionable source for his new book, and the writer of an epic Annotation Tuesday! of "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" comes to…
July 13, 2016
Kari Howard

The 2016 Pulitzers: A Storytelling Treasure Trove

Kathryn Schulz of The New Yorker has pulled off a rare double, winning the Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing after having earlier won the National Magazine Award in the same category.…
April 18, 2016
Michael Fitzgerald

When journalists follow the money, it can lead to great stories

The audacious claim by the government of Bangladesh that hackers spoofed the Federal Reserve Bank of New York into giving them tens of millions of Bangladesh’s dollars has us salivating…
March 14, 2016
Michael Fitzgerald

Why’s This So Bad? Confirmation Bias and Failed Narratives

There’s a scene in Evelyn Waugh’s scathing journalism send-up “Scoop” where Wenlock Jakes, the world-beating American reporter (based on John Gunther of the old Chicago Daily News), is sent to the…
March 11, 2016
Michael Fitzgerald
From Mayborn: The Pulitzer Effect

From Mayborn: The Pulitzer Effect

The final session of the 2015 Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Conference served as a preview of next year’s theme.In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prizes, the conference will…
July 24, 2015
Charles Scudder