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Best of Storyboard 2013 — reader favorites

Best of Storyboard 2013 — reader favorites

We’ve configured this year’s Best of Storyboard roundup by category* this year, as opposed to ranking them by readership, though we’ll say that in terms of pageviews the Gay Talese/Elon…
December 19, 2013

“Pebbles in the Pond: Touching Hearts One Story at a Time”

Editor’s note: This is the fourth and last piece covering this year’s “Power of Storytelling” conference, in Bucharest. For the setup, and to watch Esquire‘s Chris Jones talk about the intersection of storytelling and…
November 1, 2013
Finding stories within the mess

Finding stories within the mess

Editor's note: This is the third piece covering this year’s “Power of Storytelling” conference in Bucharest. For the setup, and to watch Esquire's Chris Jones talk about the intersection of storytelling…
October 31, 2013
Telling true stories: Is it worth it? (Yes.)

Telling true stories: Is it worth it? (Yes.)

Editor's note: This is the second installment covering this year's "Power of Storytelling," an annual conference in Bucharest. For the setup, and to watch the first installment, in which Esquire's Chris…
October 24, 2013

Narrative reporting and the danger of the single story

Current Nieman fellow Hopewell Rugoho-Chin’ono recently pointed out this striking TED talk from July, in which Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie speaks on the danger of letting one narrative define…
October 14, 2009
Can ER teach us anything about medical news stories?

Can ER teach us anything about medical news stories?

Yesterday, The Harvard Crimson posted a fascinating article about the power of storytelling. Neal Baer, executive producer of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, spoke at a Radcliffe event titled “Telling…
October 7, 2009
How journalist Kent Babb used text messages to write about a daughter struggling to connect with her football star father

How journalist Kent Babb used text messages to write about a daughter struggling to connect with her football star father

The Washington Post reporter tells the story of Jaedan Brown, and her father Corwin Brown's mental illness potentially caused by CTE.
June 11, 2025
Inside 'Snitch City': How Boston Globe reporters turned a magazine story into a podcast

Inside ‘Snitch City’: How Boston Globe reporters turned a magazine story into a podcast

The Spotlight team looked for great characters and scenes to build their "audio-first" reporting project
May 1, 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
Podcast: Wired's Makena Kelly on Elon Musk, DOGE, and breaking news narratives

Podcast: Wired’s Makena Kelly on Elon Musk, DOGE, and breaking news narratives

The journalist talks about reporting for breaking news stories vs. longer narratives, protecting sources, and finding her path in tech reporting.
April 10, 2025