Nieman Storyboard

Introducing the Nieman Storyboard podcast: Stories from journalists, in their own words

From the Editor

Introducing the Nieman Storyboard podcast: Stories from journalists, in their own words

Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting, plus Claire Willett on Trump upending federal grants for artists and writers.

Mark Armstrong

Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting and celebrating the ‘reported essay’

Podcast

Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting and celebrating the ‘reported essay’

“How do you really come to understand the aftermath of a tragedy and the people who are most affected by it?”

Marina Leigh

Writer Claire Willett on how Trump upended federal grants for the arts and journalism

Strictly Q&A

Writer Claire Willett on how Trump upended federal grants for the arts and journalism

As anti-DEI and anti-trans language gets battled in court, the grant writer offers advice on how journalists, writers, and artists should proceed.

Britany Robinson

We need fact-checkers more than ever. Here’s how to work with one.

Story Craft

We need fact-checkers more than ever. Here’s how to work with one.

Journalist and author Kim Cross on organizing your reporting and preparing for the process.

Kim Cross

Nieman Storyboard’s guides on storytelling

The art of pitching: How to sell your book or story idea

Story Craft

The art of pitching: How to sell your book or story idea

Editors from The Atavist, Wired, and more share what they’re looking for in a story or book proposal.
How to craft a narrative: Everything you need to know

Story Craft

How to craft a narrative: Everything you need to know

A four-part series on the key elements of nonfiction storytelling, including scene, character and endings.

Lauren Kessler

How to interview for narrative vs. news

Story Craft

How to interview for narrative vs. news

From broad and open-ended to narrow and specific: Journalist Kim Cross’s five-part series on interviewing for narrative nonfiction.

Kim Cross

Strictly Q&A

Nieman Storyboard podcast: Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting and celebrating the 'reported essay'

Podcast Strictly Q&A

Nieman Storyboard podcast: Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting and celebrating the 'reported essay'

"How do you really come to understand the aftermath of a tragedy and the people who are most affected by it?"

Marina Leigh

Writer Claire Willett on how Trump upended federal grants for the arts and journalism

Strictly Q&A

Writer Claire Willett on how Trump upended federal grants for the arts and journalism

As anti-DEI and anti-trans language gets battled in court, the grant writer offers advice on how journalists, writers, and artists should proceed.

Britany Robinson

The craft of memoir: queer joy, turtles, and caring for the reader in Edgar Gomez's 'Alligator Tears'

Story Craft Strictly Q&A

The craft of memoir: queer joy, turtles, and caring for the reader in Edgar Gomez's 'Alligator Tears'

"You can take the reader out of that present moment and plop them somewhere else, and it can be meaningful, it can be strategic."

Minda Honey

Story Annotations

A profile of a newspaper press becomes a requiem for an era

Story Annotations

A profile of a newspaper press becomes a requiem for an era

Los Angeles Times veteran Thomas Curwen found professionalism and pride in the last Friday night run of the newspaper's storied presses

Trevor Pyle

Finding a quiet voice in the center of America’s screaming immigration debate

Story Annotations

Finding a quiet voice in the center of America’s screaming immigration debate

The Washington Post's Ruby Cramer profiled a small-city selectman caught in the crossfire of fear, anger and blame over asylum seekers

Trevor Pyle

How a freelancer's story instincts landed a piece in The New York Times

Story Annotations

How a freelancer's story instincts landed a piece in The New York Times

Erika Hayasaki found characters, scenes and themes in the aftermath of the Maui wildfires that she couldn't set aside despite multiple rejections

Kim Cross

Reporting beyond shame and blame, secrets and stereotypes

Story Annotations

Reporting beyond shame and blame, secrets and stereotypes

Esquire's Mark Warren immersed himself in evangelical Alabama to find the pain and grace behind a beloved pastor's suicide

Kim Cross

Audio & Video Storytelling

The facts bear repeating

The facts bear repeating

Mark Armstrong

Power of Narrative: Compelling stories delivered on tight deadline

Power of Narrative: Compelling stories delivered on tight deadline

Madeline Bodin

'Poetic explorations' in a podcast from inside and outside prison walls

'Poetic explorations' in a podcast from inside and outside prison walls

Julia Barton

A true crime podcast that is more about truth than crime

A true crime podcast that is more about truth than crime

Julia Barton

Nieman Storyboard Newsletter

Introducing the Nieman Storyboard podcast: Stories from journalists, in their own words

From the Editor Podcast

Introducing the Nieman Storyboard podcast: Stories from journalists, in their own words

Erika Hayasaki on trauma-informed reporting. Plus: Claire Willett on Trump upending federal grants for artists and writers.

Mark Armstrong

5 reporting and storytelling lessons from the current moment

From the Editor

5 reporting and storytelling lessons from the current moment

Plus: A guide to pitching podcasts, and author Matt Bell's inspiration from screenwriting.
The facts bear repeating

Digital Storytelling From the Editor

The facts bear repeating

Plus: visual storytelling from ProPublica and The New York Times.

Mark Armstrong

Tell us your favorite books on storytelling

From the Editor

Tell us your favorite books on storytelling

Plus: Robert Caro digs into his personal archives, and The Guardian's Jessica Reed shares what she's looking for in story pitches.

Mark Armstrong