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Narrative journalism sites
The Sunday Long Read, curated by Don Van Natta Jr. and Andrew Feldblum, sends out a weekly newsletter with links to the week’s best journalism.
Longreads and Longform both post new links to magazine and other stories on an almost-daily basis. Check out Longform’s podcasts too.
Nieman Storyboard, run by Harvard’s Nieman Foundation and edited by the legendary Jacqui Banaszynski, promotes important conversation about narrative non-fiction, including “Why’s this so good?” dissections.
Wired editor Nick Thompson has a good periodic newsletter of interesting reads. So do Kirsten Martin (a.k.a. The News Gal) and Longreads founder Mark Armstrong.
Barry’s favorite stories by others
A five-year running list, updated each December.
Outstanding journalists
Podcasts that tell stories over multiple episodes
Chameleon: Hollywood Con Queen
Interviews with Barry
Politics & Polls: Barry discusses voting rights in North Carolina with Julian Zelizer and Sam Wang, Princeton University, in 2018. Listen here.
Living in Poverty: a 2010 conversation between Barry and Prime Time Radio’s Mike Cuthbert about seniors at the economic margin. Includes audio clips of three family matriarchs interviewed by Barry. Listen below.
Background Briefing: Barry discusses private military companies with Ian Masters, KPFK-FM, Los Angeles in 2004. Listen below.