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

‘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
May 23, 2025
The Marshall Project's Akiba Solomon on how journalists write about incarceration

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.
May 22, 2025
Ira Glass on storytelling lessons from 30 years of ‘This American Life’

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
May 16, 2025
A new podcast episode and a Pulitzer Prize-winning story, annotated

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
May 9, 2025
Journalist Kim Cross on reconstructed narratives and the women who led a cycling revolution in Afghanistan

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
May 8, 2025
How podcast storytelling is evolving

How podcast storytelling is evolving

Plus: Texas Monthly comes to TV, Jelani Cobb tells a superhero story, and 10 tips for writing about family
May 2, 2025
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

The producer and former executive editor at Pushkin Industries shares insights on how to produce stories for podcasts and radio
May 1, 2025
What is journalism, and why does it matter?

What is journalism, and why does it matter?

Pulitzer Prize winner Mary Schmich's new podcast, plus Livingston Awards and local storytelling in Charlotte, North Carolina
April 25, 2025
Pulitzer winner Mary Schmich's journey from newspapers to podcasts with ‘Division Street Revisited’

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
April 24, 2025
Here are the books that inspired you

Here are the books that inspired you

Our guide to the best books in storytelling, letters to the editor, Peabody Award nominees
April 18, 2025