documentary Storyboard Best of 2025 (Part 2!) More of your favorite stories, books, podcasts, and docs. Plus: The craft of filmmaking, and how to bring characters to life December 19, 2025 Mark Armstrong 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 Mark Armstrong Share your favorite stories (and podcasts, books, and docs) of 2025 Nieman Storyboard's Best of 2025. Plus: The team behind ‘American Shrapnel’ on helping sources feel safe November 21, 2025 Mark Armstrong Danyel Smith on developing taste as a writer and building confidence to tell your own story The award-winning journalist, author, and producer shares lessons from across many forms and genres — from running Vibe magazine to writing her memoir, “Shine Bright” October 9, 2025 Christina M. Tapper Technology still demands a story Sam Wolson on finding the right medium for the right story. Plus: Terry Gross on 50 years of ‘Fresh Air’ and using narrative structure in interviews September 12, 2025 Mark Armstrong The New Yorker’s Sam Wolson on interactive storytelling about a mother and her trans teenager leaving the U.S. The Interactives Visual Features Editor discusses the intersection of VR, interactive design, documentary work, and reporting September 11, 2025 Marina Leigh A cure for story paralysis Lane DeGregory's advice on not playing it safe, plus: how to interview shy people August 1, 2025 Mark Armstrong 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 Mark Armstrong 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 Mark Armstrong 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 Marina Leigh 1 2 3 Next
