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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

Emilia Wisniewski

‘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

Four lessons for journalists from Patrick Radden Keefe’s latest book, ‘London Falling’

Four lessons for journalists from Patrick Radden Keefe’s latest book, ‘London Falling’

The New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author speaks at the Power of Narrative conference about investigating a 19-year-old's mysterious death

Emilia Wisniewski

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

Annotation: How Sophie Elmhirst wrote a bestselling nonfiction book that reads like fiction

Annotation: How Sophie Elmhirst wrote a bestselling nonfiction book that reads like fiction

The author of ‘A Marriage at Sea’ found her voice — and a deep archive of diaries, films, and interviews — to tell the true story of Maurice and Maralyn…

Mallary Tenore Tarpley

A Patrick Radden Keefe reading list

A Patrick Radden Keefe reading list

Boston University's Power of Narrative conference. Plus: J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Awards

Bringing your values to your reporting and writing

Bringing your values to your reporting and writing

Irin Carmon annotates her book on the lives of five pregnant women post-Dobbs. Plus: More awards and fellowship deadlines

Annotation: Irin Carmon follows the experiences of five pregnant women in the post-Dobbs era

Annotation: Irin Carmon follows the experiences of five pregnant women in the post-Dobbs era

‘I felt a sense of connection, rage, and sadness about what was going to happen to anyone who was pregnant in this country, whether they wanted to be or not’

Roy Peter Clark on storytelling lessons for — and from — students

Roy Peter Clark on storytelling lessons for — and from — students

How to write a college admissions essay. Plus: National Magazine Award finalists

February 27, 2026

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