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Annotation: How Brendan O’Meara Reconstructs Steve Prefontaine's Legendary Races in ‘The Front Runner’

Annotation: How Brendan O’Meara Reconstructs Steve Prefontaine’s Legendary Races in ‘The Front Runner’

The journalist, podcaster, and biographer shares tips on writing scenes you can’t witness firsthand, and getting in the head of characters no longer around to interview
January 29, 2026
How to end a story

How to end a story

A Zoom with Susan Orlean reveals an ending for Ellie Silverman’s story about a D.C. officer five years after Jan. 6, 2021
January 16, 2026
Protecting the first drafts of history

Protecting the first drafts of history

How do we capture the truth, and keep it safe? Plus: NPR's Tonya Mosley on the art of the interview
January 9, 2026
Nieman Storyboard Best of 2025: Your favorite stories — and storytellers — of the year (Part 2)

Nieman Storyboard Best of 2025: Your favorite stories — and storytellers — of the year (Part 2)

Here are some of your favorite stories, books, podcasts, documentaries … and an audio magazine and a singer-songwriter
December 18, 2025
Nieman Storyboard Best of 2025: Your favorite stories of the year (Part 1)

Nieman Storyboard Best of 2025: Your favorite stories of the year (Part 1)

We asked, you answered — here are some of your favorite stories, books, and podcasts
December 11, 2025
‘Believe in yourself and just go all in’

‘Believe in yourself and just go all in’

Photojournalist Stephanie Keith on not letting the naysayers hold you back. Plus: Goldsmith Awards submissions, and Storyboard's Best of 2025
December 4, 2025
The art of dialogue: 5 conversations from great narrative stories

The art of dialogue: 5 conversations from great narrative stories

From the Nieman Storyboard archives: How journalists capture dialogue between a character and friends, strangers, and themselves
November 27, 2025
How the team behind the ‘American Shrapnel’ podcast helped their sources feel safe

How the team behind the ‘American Shrapnel’ podcast helped their sources feel safe

As a reporting team revisited a series of bombings across the South in the 1990s, fears of political backlash remained prevalent
November 20, 2025
The art of listening

The art of listening

Sasha Bonét on structuring a memoir. Plus: Pamela Colloff on getting unstuck, European Press Prize, and more
November 14, 2025
Sasha Bonét on ‘leaving room for the story to shape itself’ and how a family home can become a character

Sasha Bonét on ‘leaving room for the story to shape itself’ and how a family home can become a character

The writer and cultural critic breaks down her approach on interviewing, research, and story structure for her memoir, “The Waterbearers”
November 13, 2025