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Barbara Mahany and the spiritual landscape

Barbara Mahany and the spiritual landscape

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the newest installment of “Writing the Book,” an occasional Storyboard feature in which journalists turned authors discuss the challenges of creating their work. In this essay,…
Behind the scenes as a Pulitzer juror

Behind the scenes as a Pulitzer juror

And Aaron Parsley dedicates the Feature Writing honor to his nephew. Plus: 2027 Nieman Fellows, and IRE Award winners
Tell us your best advice for journalists in the current moment

Tell us your best advice for journalists in the current moment

Plus: Poynter and Headliner awards, a guide to reported and braided essays, and a history of The New Yorker's short stories
Look beyond the headlines — and five other lessons for journalists from Power of Narrative 2026

Look beyond the headlines — and five other lessons for journalists from Power of Narrative 2026

Storytelling advice from Ken Burns, the Boston Globe, The New Yorker's Sarah Stillman, The Atavist, Jabari Asim, and Keith O’Brien
Making ‘a documentary that you could dance to’

Making ‘a documentary that you could dance to’

The story behind Peabody winner ‘Fela Kuti: Fear No Man.’ Plus: Is nonfiction book publishing broken?
How Jad Abumrad transports listeners to a legendary club in Lagos for the acclaimed podcast, ‘Fela Kuti: Fear No Man’

How Jad Abumrad transports listeners to a legendary club in Lagos for the acclaimed podcast, ‘Fela Kuti: Fear No Man’

Abumrad and his editor, Ben Adair, created a groundbreaking montage of music and voices for their episode “Enter the Shrine”
The art of the micro-narrative

The art of the micro-narrative

How Daniel Troppy started creating ‘love letters’ on Instagram. Plus: the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting
‘Stay long enough to be boring,’ and other notes from the Power of Narrative conference

‘Stay long enough to be boring,’ and other notes from the Power of Narrative conference

Lessons for journalists from ‘London Falling.’ Plus: finding the heart of an audio story
Using diaries, photos, and films to create narrative magic

Using diaries, photos, and films to create narrative magic

The story behind Sophie Elmhirst’s bestseller, ‘A Marriage at Sea.’ Plus: Joi Lee on returning to the U.S. to cover ICE
‘I don’t think this is a story about resilience or hope’

‘I don’t think this is a story about resilience or hope’

Kerry Howley returns to Camp Mystic. Plus: Remembering Tracy Kidder