Comments on: The future of print narratives

By: Narrative nonfiction events and conferences–is there something here for you? – Nieman Storyboard - A project of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 18:59:36 +0000

[...] narrative techniques to your daily reporting.” (For a sample of his thinking on story, check out our Storyboard post by Hallman.) He’ll be at the University of Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., on April 3 and at Santa [...]

By: Mother Jones’s Dave Gilson: There’s a riot goin’ on – Nieman Storyboard - A project of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard

Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:09:26 +0000

[...] shorter pieces are the future face of narrative (as suggested by at least one print veteran), Gilson shows that short narratives can handle more than inspirational stories and extended [...]

By: E-Learning » Blog Archive » Four Pronouncements about Storytelling in Journalism

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:06:57 +0000

[...] talk by Pulitzer Prize winner Tom Hallman of The Oregonian, as excerpted by the excellent site Nieman Storyboard. In his talk, Hallman struggled with the changes in how he now tells stories and how, in his [...]

By: Tom Shroder, former Washington Post Magazine editor, on dinner plates and well-done narrative – Nieman Storyboard - A project of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:03:56 +0000

[...] Recently on Nieman Storyboard, Tom Hallman of The Oregonian said that there will be problems in newsrooms whenever editors divide staff into two camps, the writers, who are coddled, and the reporters, who work the night shift. Do you find good reporters to be a separate group from good writers? [...]

By: Michele Munz

Michele Munz — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:17:03 +0000

I love every word. And Amen to this: “The way we can define ourselves is by telling stories.” I hope we never lose focus on what we do best.

By: Bob Shea

Bob Shea — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:55:09 +0000

Some good points made. With thanks to Vivian Gornick, I’ve found it helps to think: What’s the situation? And then, what’s the story?
That’s how I read Tom’s description of the barber piece. Situation…man loses leg. Story? His need for being liked and discovery that he is in fact liked. The “nose” for what the real story is takes time to develop but once you have it, the writing craft gets it done.

By: 12 adevăruri despre jurnalismul narativ : A Scrie

12 adevăruri despre jurnalismul narativ : A Scrie — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:41:15 +0000

[...] listă e compilată din nişte idei expuse recent de Tom Hallman. Hallman, reporter la cotidianul The Oregonian, a câştigat premiul Pulitzer în [...]

By: Thomas Lake

Thomas Lake — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:03:52 +0000

Thanks for posting this talk — lots of good things to remember here.

One of the most thought-provoking points:

“Editors have to raise the bar for narrative, and reporters have to lower the bar—or at least their expectations—for narrative.”

There’s nothing worse than a bad newspaper narrative. And the aspiring writer must still find a way to weave in the news.