Nieman Storyboard

Bloomberg examines a private detention center and a town ‘Addicted to ICE’

Story Annotations

Bloomberg examines a private detention center and a town ‘Addicted to ICE’

Rachel Adams-Heard, Polly Mosendz, and Fola Akinnibi looked at local government agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain immigrants in New Mexico

Mark Armstrong

How a love letter becomes a documentary (and vice versa)

From the Editor

How a love letter becomes a documentary (and vice versa)

Filmmaker Matt Wolf on the making of “Pee-wee as Himself,” plus Bloomberg’s report on one city’s relationship with a private ICE detention center

Mark Armstrong

The Marshall Project’s Akiba Solomon on how journalists write about incarceration

Podcast

The Marshall Project’s Akiba Solomon on how journalists write about incarceration

Nieman Storyboard podcast: Solomon discusses The Language Project and collaborating with incarcerated writers.

Christina M. Tapper

Introducing the Nieman Storyboard podcast: Stories from journalists, in their own words

From the Editor

Introducing the Nieman Storyboard podcast: Stories from journalists, in their own words

Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting, plus Claire Willett on Trump upending federal grants for artists and writers.

Mark Armstrong

Nieman Storyboard’s guides on storytelling

The art of pitching: How to sell your book or story idea

Story Craft

The art of pitching: How to sell your book or story idea

Editors from The Atavist, Wired, and more share what they’re looking for in a story or book proposal.
How to craft a narrative: Everything you need to know

Story Craft

How to craft a narrative: Everything you need to know

A four-part series on the key elements of nonfiction storytelling, including scene, character and endings.

Lauren Kessler

How to interview for narrative vs. news

Story Craft

How to interview for narrative vs. news

From broad and open-ended to narrow and specific: Journalist Kim Cross’s five-part series on interviewing for narrative nonfiction.

Kim Cross

Strictly Q&A

The Marshall Project's Akiba Solomon on how journalists write about incarceration

Podcast Strictly Q&A

The Marshall Project's Akiba Solomon on how journalists write about incarceration

Nieman Storyboard podcast: Solomon discusses The Language Project and collaborating with incarcerated writers.

Christina M. Tapper

Journalist Kim Cross on reconstructed narratives and the women who led a cycling revolution in Afghanistan

Podcast Strictly Q&A

Journalist Kim Cross on reconstructed narratives and the women who led a cycling revolution in Afghanistan

The author and writing instructor shares lessons from reporting for longform features and book projects and managing a freelance career

Marina Leigh

Pulitzer winner Mary Schmich's journey from newspapers to podcasts with ‘Division Street Revisited’

Podcast Strictly Q&A

Pulitzer winner Mary Schmich's journey from newspapers to podcasts with ‘Division Street Revisited’

The former Chicago Tribune columnist shares insights into her decades-long experience as a journalist and writer

Marina Leigh

Story Annotations

Behind the Scenes: Bloomberg examines a private detention center and a town 'Addicted to ICE'

Story Annotations

Behind the Scenes: Bloomberg examines a private detention center and a town 'Addicted to ICE'

Rachel Adams-Heard, Polly Mosendz, and Fola Akinnibi looked at local government agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to detain immigrants in New Mexico

Mark Armstrong

A profile of a newspaper press becomes a requiem for an era

Story Annotations

A profile of a newspaper press becomes a requiem for an era

Los Angeles Times veteran Thomas Curwen found professionalism and pride in the last Friday night run of the newspaper's storied presses

Trevor Pyle

Finding a quiet voice in the center of America’s screaming immigration debate

Story Annotations

Finding a quiet voice in the center of America’s screaming immigration debate

The Washington Post's Ruby Cramer profiled a small-city selectman caught in the crossfire of fear, anger and blame over asylum seekers

Trevor Pyle

How a freelancer's story instincts landed a piece in The New York Times

Story Annotations

How a freelancer's story instincts landed a piece in The New York Times

Erika Hayasaki found characters, scenes and themes in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires that she couldn't set aside despite multiple rejections

Kim Cross

Story Craft

Inside 'Snitch City': How Boston Globe reporters turned a magazine story into a podcast

Inside 'Snitch City': How Boston Globe reporters turned a magazine story into a podcast

Lindsay Shachnow

The 'wheel of pain,' and other lessons in audio storytelling from Julia Barton

The 'wheel of pain,' and other lessons in audio storytelling from Julia Barton

Ava Berger

The Nieman Storyboard guide to books on storytelling

The Nieman Storyboard guide to books on storytelling

Mallary Tenore Tarpley

Researching a legendary race: How to use newspaper archives in crafting a narrative

Researching a legendary race: How to use newspaper archives in crafting a narrative

Frank Bures

Nieman Storyboard Newsletter

How a love letter becomes a documentary (and vice versa)

From the Editor

How a love letter becomes a documentary (and vice versa)

Filmmaker Matt Wolf on the making of "Pee-wee as Himself," plus Bloomberg’s report on one city's relationship with a private ICE detention center

Mark Armstrong

'What we work on are words': Seeking clarity and humanity in language

From the Editor

'What we work on are words': Seeking clarity and humanity in language

The Marshall Project's Akiba Solomon on the language of incarceration. Plus: Roxane Gay's syllabus, podcast budgets, and finding a story hook

Mark Armstrong

Ira Glass on storytelling lessons from 30 years of ‘This American Life’

From the Editor

Ira Glass on storytelling lessons from 30 years of ‘This American Life’

Plus: Producer Nadia Reiman tells the story of a young woman discovering that her fiancé has been taken to CECOT prison in El Salvador

Mark Armstrong

A new podcast episode and a Pulitzer Prize-winning story, annotated

From the Editor

A new podcast episode and a Pulitzer Prize-winning story, annotated

Kim Cross on reporting for narrative, and breaking down Mark Warren's Esquire story on the death of a beloved pastor

Mark Armstrong