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Turning a Narrative Story into a Documentary

Turning a Narrative Story into a Documentary

More than a few journalists have dreamed of turning their stories into films. Chicago Tribune features writer Kevin Pang actually did, producing a 90-minute documentary about a troubled chef’s attempt…
January 22, 2015
10 Pieces of Wisdom from Top Writers

10 Pieces of Wisdom from Top Writers

As Matt Tullis writes in his accompanying essay, more than a dozen top narrative writers agreed to speak, either by Skype or in person, to his undergraduate journalism class at…
January 8, 2015

What 14 Great Writers Taught One Journalism Class

I knew it was going to be a great class the second week of the semester, when Mike Sager told my 11 undergraduate journalism majors about the time he snorted…
January 8, 2015
Stories We Loved: Some Favorite Narrative from 2014

Stories We Loved: Some Favorite Narrative from 2014

It’s that time of year when “Best of” lists litter the landscape like pine needles. Here at Storyboard, we decided to do something a little different to commemorate 2014. We…
December 31, 2014
Best of Storyboard: Reader Favorites for 2014

Best of Storyboard: Reader Favorites for 2014

This year marked some major changes at Storyboard: new website, new editor and new narrative territory. Our most popular posts of 2014 reflect some timely– and timeless– themes. Most notable…
December 18, 2014
New Print Magazines Are Embracing Narrative and Finding Their Niche

New Print Magazines Are Embracing Narrative and Finding Their Niche

In 2011, as the Arab Spring dawned, young Lebanese journalist Ibrahim Nehme yearned to play a role in the changes sweeping the Middle East. The region’s print media, he believed,…
December 12, 2014
Beyond the "Serial" box: Other podcasts worth your time

Beyond the “Serial” box: Other podcasts worth your time

If coming off a long holiday weekend weren’t hard enough, there’s another reason this Monday may seem rougher than usual. There’s no new “Serial” episode to talk about.Gabe BullardThe hugely…
December 1, 2014

Annotation Tuesday: the Porn Star and Mike Sager

I’ve been thinking about Mike Sager’s story, “The Devil and John Holmes,” for a long time. I first read his chronicle of the famous porn star and the Wonderland murders…
November 25, 2014
Third Coast Conference: Narrative off the news

Third Coast Conference: Narrative off the news

Editor’s note: In her third and final dispatch from the recent Third Coast audio storytelling conference, radio producer Julia Barton examines a dilemma  journalists in every medium face: how to create good narrative…
November 20, 2014
Third Coast Conference: the invisible craft of StoryCorps

Third Coast Conference: the invisible craft of StoryCorps

Editor’s note: In her second dispatch from the recent Third Coast audio storytelling conference, radio producer Julia Barton looks at the approach the producers of StoryCorps, the non-profit oral history project,…
November 17, 2014