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"Power of Narrative" Conference: Mary Roach's bad habits

“Power of Narrative” Conference: Mary Roach’s bad habits

Mary Roach doesn’t do her homework. She didn’t go to J-school. By her own admission, she’s never quite sure she knows what she’s doing.“I always have the sense that I’m…
"Power of Narrative" Conference: How Shakespeare would go viral

“Power of Narrative” Conference: How Shakespeare would go viral

What does Shakespeare have to do with clickbait? How much in common did ancient indigenous peoples have with the Twitter community? Was Dante’s “Inferno” the original “explainer” story?Amy O’LearyThe surprising…
Notable Narrative: Ken Armstrong, T. Christian Miller and "An Unbelievable Story of Rape"

Notable Narrative: Ken Armstrong, T. Christian Miller and “An Unbelievable Story of Rape”

Ken Armstrong and T. Christian Miller found themselves in the odd position of moving from competitors to collaborators, over the course of a phone call or two and a few…

Narrative Conferences and Workshops: Where to Hone Your Skills in 2016

Happy Narrative New Year! If you resolved to get better at narrative in 2016, or even just to figure out what it is, here’s a list of conferences and workshops…

Annotation Tuesday! (Back-to-School Edition) Josh Roiland and His ‘Literary Journalism in America’ Syllabus

Below is an annotated version of my syllabus for the class “Literary Journalism in America.” I’ve taught this class eight times: five as part of the SAGES program at Case…
The Narrative Appeal of Documentary Theater

The Narrative Appeal of Documentary Theater

The day Molly Ivins died in 2007, Margaret Engel called up her twin sister Allison and told her they had to write a play about the wisecracking Texas political columnist…
From Mayborn: How Video Can Improve Narrative

From Mayborn: How Video Can Improve Narrative

Dan Barry said a 90-word wire report from rural Iowa was the spark of what became his 2014 story “The ‘Boys’ in the Bunkhouse.’”Thirty men with intellectual disabilities in a…
Exploring the Rise of Live Journalism

Exploring the Rise of Live Journalism

In 2001, while interning at the Associated Press bureau in Rome, Samantha Gross started working as a guide, giving walking tours of the Vatican, meandering through St. Peter’s Basilica with…

“Power of Narrative” Conference: The Secrets of Access

Editor’s Note: Last weekend, Boston University hosted its annual conference on narrative journalism. In the first of two dispatches from the conference, Nieman Fellow Gabe Bullard writes about a panel discussion…

Narrative Conferences and Workshops: Where you can hone your skills in 2015

As thoughts turn to spring — and spring break — isn’t it time to plan some journalism-related travel? This round-up of upcoming conferences and workshops with a narrative or storytelling…