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Jon Franklin interviewed by Ole Soennichsen

What is your advice on structuring a story while reporting? You report for structure the same way you report for anything else. When you’re reporting for dramatic narrative, you’re reporting…

A Writer’s Essay: Seeking the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

This essay is based on presentations given in advanced feature writing seminars the author taught at The Washington Post. On Thinking About Intimate Journalism It’s the kiss of death for anyone aspiring…
Sex and cats: The 2022 people's choice awards

Sex and cats: The 2022 people’s choice awards

Analytics measure more and more in our lives. I receive a report every week sending me stats that show how Storyboard posts performed on eight different measures. Eight.Everything seems to…
Bear essentials and beyond

Bear essentials and beyond

A few shares on bears and books, puppies and propaganda, football and failures of leadership
'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
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
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
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
The artifacts preserving history: group chats, newspaper archives, handwritten notes

The artifacts preserving history: group chats, newspaper archives, handwritten notes

Wired's Makena Kelly on communicating with sources, Frank Bures on newspaper archives, and Mark Harris on notes from the AIDS epidemic
Introducing the Nieman Storyboard podcast: Stories from journalists, in their own words

Introducing the Nieman Storyboard podcast: Stories from journalists, in their own words

Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting. Plus: Claire Willett on Trump upending federal grants for artists and writers.