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Sharpen your narrative journalism skills in 2021 at these writers’ conferences

Sharpen your narrative journalism skills in 2021 at these writers’ conferences

EDITOR’S NOTE: This post was updated on June 1, 2021, with new information. Changes or additions are highlighted.If you’re feeling stalled and rusty in your writing, you’re far from alone.…
February 17, 2021
"... equal was the one thing all men were not."

“… equal was the one thing all men were not.”

Clichés are a bane of original writing. Unless you turn a worn and tired cliché on its ear (I sure hope you notice what I did just there) and make…
February 10, 2021
Practical tools, pro survival tips and poetry led Nieman Storyboard's top posts of 2020

Practical tools, pro survival tips and poetry led Nieman Storyboard’s top posts of 2020

The list shows a range of interests in story subjects and approaches, and a strong desire to peek behind the curtains of storywork
December 22, 2020
A profile of police victim George Floyd also explored the health toll of racism

A profile of police victim George Floyd also explored the health toll of racism

A Washington Post series examined facets of systemic racism, and revealed aspects of Floyd's life story that raise deeper societal questions
December 1, 2020
A profile of one place that echoes all places

A profile of one place that echoes all places

How evocative imagery and telling details paint a portrait of a singular landscape that holds universal emotions and memories
November 12, 2020
The fashion critic of The New York Times sees clothing as an extension of culture

The fashion critic of The New York Times sees clothing as an extension of culture

As chief fashion critic and director for The New York Times, Vanessa Friedman has written odes to Karl Lagerfeld and Kenzo Takada — major designers who passed this year —…
November 3, 2020
Reporting beyond the first headlines

Reporting beyond the first headlines

On August 23 of this year, Kenosha, Wisconsin, joined the litany of American cities beset by street protests in the wake of the police shooting of a Black man. In…
October 14, 2020
How a reporter tracked good intentions to problematic consequences in family court

How a reporter tracked good intentions to problematic consequences in family court

An offhand remark by a source caught Stephanie Clifford’s interest. More than a year later, the reporter revealed a harrowing problem previously obscured in the murk of the family court…
October 13, 2020
How Reveal investigated the systemic abuse of America’s caregivers

How Reveal investigated the systemic abuse of America’s caregivers

An investigative series exposed the entrenched practice of exploiting care workers for profit, giving silenced and underpaid caregivers a voice
September 22, 2020
One cold case murder. Two narrative forms.

One cold case murder. Two narrative forms.

A magazine writer and a documentary filmmaker discuss how storytelling platforms shaped their coverage of the same cold case hate murder
August 26, 2020