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

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

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

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

While all Storyboard posts offer lessons from the masters of the craft, we offer a few practical stand-outs from the past year
Journalists on the screen: a conflicted image

Journalists on the screen: a conflicted image

The pop culture portrayal of reporters in movies and TV mirrors and shapes public perception of the press
"He was old enough to dance to a good beat but too young to know his favorite color."

“He was old enough to dance to a good beat but too young to know his favorite color.”

—Peter Hermann and Clarence Williams of The Washington Post, in a story about the spike in gun violence in Washington D.C.
The keys to global journalism: curiosity, open-mindedness and a broad network

The keys to global journalism: curiosity, open-mindedness and a broad network

As an Australian, I often feel that locally produced radio news and podcasts are too inward-looking. If the news doesn’t directly affect Australia, or have a strong link to this…
How an editor guided coverage of racism in the life and death of George Floyd

How an editor guided coverage of racism in the life and death of George Floyd

Steven Ginsberg, national editor at The Washington Post, grounded a sensitive project with this question: "Are we qualified to do this story?"
A profile of police victim George Floyd also explored the health toll of racism

A profile of police victim George Floyd also explored the health toll of racism

A Washington Post series examined facets of systemic racism, and revealed aspects of Floyd's life story that raise deeper societal questions
#3 rule of pitching: Flyspeck your copy

#3 rule of pitching: Flyspeck your copy

In story pitches, first impressions count
Challenges of sourcing, safety and reporting for narrative in China

Challenges of sourcing, safety and reporting for narrative in China

By her own admission, New York Times reporter Sui-Lee Wee doesn’t often break news out of China; her beat coverage usually follows the reporting of multiple Chinese articles about the…
The project pitch that won funding from the International Women's Media Foundation

The project pitch that won funding from the International Women’s Media Foundation

"Don't start from the grant; start from the story," says reporter Ylenia Gostoli