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How a love letter becomes a documentary (and vice versa)

How a love letter becomes a documentary (and vice versa)

Filmmaker Matt Wolf on the making of "Pee-wee as Himself," plus Bloomberg’s report on one city's relationship with a private ICE detention center
May 30, 2025
'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
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
Researching a legendary race: How to use newspaper archives in crafting a narrative

Researching a legendary race: How to use newspaper archives in crafting a narrative

In telling the story of a canoe race, Frank Bures had to find a way to blend firsthand accounts with archival news coverage.
April 9, 2025
Venezuelan immigrants sent to prison in El Salvador — from intersecting POVs

Venezuelan immigrants sent to prison in El Salvador — from intersecting POVs

Plus: how to leak to a journalist, interviewing for detail, and embracing rejection
April 4, 2025