Search results for “How’d you find that story” Showing 32 results The art of the narrative interview: Finding the story’s arc To gather the goods for a successful narrative, a central focus of interviewing needs to track the journey of situation or event July 19, 2024 When syncopation rocks a nation: “Hamilton” enthralls fifth-graders (and parents) with a rockin’ story of history One honey-glazed autumn afternoon, I watched a tangle of fifth-graders playing Capture the Flag in a park in Boise, Idaho. Their favorite soundtrack blared in the background: Alexander Hamilton. My name… November 28, 2018 Storyboard 75: The big book of narrative, devoted to excellence in journalistic storytelling Since the first stirrings of the Nieman Foundation’s narrative writing program nearly 20 years ago, the staff has tended a treasure trove of resource material devoted to excellence in journalistic… October 3, 2013 "How’d you find that ‘invisible army’ story, Sarah Stillman?" Sarah Stillman’s “The Invisible Army” (The New Yorker, June 2011) told the stunning and deeply reported tale of the 70,000 “third-country nationals” who work on U.S. military bases in war… May 2, 2013 "How'd you find that story about grown men playing tag, Russell Adams?" The Wall Street Journal’s Russell Adams wrote a story last week about four grown men who’ve spent the past 23 years playing tag. Their shenanigans started in high school, and the men have gone to… February 4, 2013 Getting the story: Luke Dittrich and the tornado In Thursday’s post we excerpted nice lines from the five National Magazine Award finalists in feature writing. These included Luke Dittrich’s “Heavenly Father!...,” from Esquire, about survivors of the Joplin,… April 13, 2012 Shaun McKinnon on deadline narrative, soundtrack inspiration and re-engaging readers in a saturated news story To follow up on our latest Notable Narrative we flagged down Arizona Republic reporter Shaun McKinnon this week as he boarded a plane from Washington, D.C., back home to Phoenix,… April 6, 2012 Well hello there. Welcome, new readers! Our audience has grown considerably lately, so we thought this might be a good time to recap Storyboard’s goods and services, and to invite you to follow… June 5, 2013 A profile of rival athletic greats becomes an exploration of a great friendship Washington Post sports columnist Sally Jenkins aces an off-court story about Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, competition, cancer, battles and bonds August 10, 2023 A profile of one family divided by vaccine politics reflects the divide of a nation With Thanksgiving upon us, families across America will gather around tables laden with roast turkey and pumpkin pie. Or not.During the Trump era, squabbles over politics disrupted a holiday that… November 23, 2021 1 2 3 4 Next
