Mark Armstrong
@markarms.bsky.social
Producer, writer, singer.
Editor, @niemanstoryboard.org
Podcasts @ursastory.bsky.social
Music: https://www.instagram.com/markarmsmusic
Founder (emeritus) of Longreads
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Editor, @niemanstoryboard.org
Podcasts @ursastory.bsky.social
Music: https://www.instagram.com/markarmsmusic
Founder (emeritus) of Longreads
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Mark Armstrong
@markarms.bsky.social
· Jan 16
What would you tell your younger self?
A new song: “Don’t Get Too Comfortable.”
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If it hadn't been for the community on TikTok, I probably wouldn't have started releasing music again after 15 years.
I hope it doesn't go away, but if it does, here's one more song.
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I hope it doesn't go away, but if it does, here's one more song.
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I'm really honored by these kind words from @evaholland.bsky.social niemanstoryboard.org/2025/12/11/n...
December 12, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I'm really honored by these kind words from @evaholland.bsky.social niemanstoryboard.org/2025/12/11/n...
Here's part one of @niemanstoryboard.org's Best of 2025! Thanks to everyone who shared their recommendations.
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#booksky #podcasts #longreads
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#booksky #podcasts #longreads
Nieman Storyboard Best of 2025: Your favorite stories of the year (Part 1) - Nieman Storyboard
We asked, you answered — here are some of your favorite stories, books, and podcasts
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December 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Here's part one of @niemanstoryboard.org's Best of 2025! Thanks to everyone who shared their recommendations.
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/12/11/n...
#booksky #podcasts #longreads
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#booksky #podcasts #longreads
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I'm proud to be among terrific company contributing to @niemanstoryboard.org Best Stories of the Year series.
Nieman Storyboard Best of 2025: Your favorite stories of the year (Part 1) - Nieman Storyboard
We asked, you answered — here are some of your favorite stories, books, and podcasts
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December 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
I'm proud to be among terrific company contributing to @niemanstoryboard.org Best Stories of the Year series.
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Was glad to participate in @niemanstoryboard.org's year-end best of package! I picked stories from @defector.com / @laurentheisen.bsky.social and @thelocal.to / @nickhunebrown.bsky.social.
Nieman Storyboard Best of 2025: Your favorite stories of the year (Part 1) - Nieman Storyboard
We asked, you answered — here are some of your favorite stories, books, and podcasts
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December 12, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Was glad to participate in @niemanstoryboard.org's year-end best of package! I picked stories from @defector.com / @laurentheisen.bsky.social and @thelocal.to / @nickhunebrown.bsky.social.
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Part One of @niemanstoryboard.org's Best of 2025. Thanks for being a part of it, Brendan!
#booksky #podcasts #longreads
#booksky #podcasts #longreads
Some great picks here (and one pick by the founder of The Creative Nonfiction Podcast) from @niemanstoryboard.org.
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Nieman Storyboard Best of 2025: Your favorite stories of the year (Part 1) - Nieman Storyboard
We asked, you answered — here are some of your favorite stories, books, and podcasts
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December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Part One of @niemanstoryboard.org's Best of 2025. Thanks for being a part of it, Brendan!
#booksky #podcasts #longreads
#booksky #podcasts #longreads
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A special new position at @propublica.org: Come be my partner in editing our crowdsourcing and engagement reporting team! job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
Deputy Editor, Engagement
New York City, United States; Remote, United States
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December 10, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A special new position at @propublica.org: Come be my partner in editing our crowdsourcing and engagement reporting team! job-boards.greenhouse.io/propublica/j...
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ok these gifts will not save journalism. BUT they will caffeinate, entertain, feed, and snuggle journalists
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...
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The 2025 gift guide for journalists
Coffee (faster!), #tradwife murder mysteries, heated mattress pads, Prohibition-era video games, and much more.
www.niemanlab.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 PM
ok these gifts will not save journalism. BUT they will caffeinate, entertain, feed, and snuggle journalists
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...
www.niemanlab.org/2025/12/the-...
Reminder!
Nonfiction book authors - opportunity knocks! The submission deadline for the $25,000 Lukas Work-in-Progress Prize has been extended to Wednesday, Dec. 10. Learn more: journalism.columbia.edu/lukas
December 8, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Reminder!
New @niemanstoryboard.org podcast: My conversation with photojournalist and Pulitzer finalist Stephanie Keith about her work documenting ICE at 26 Federal Plaza, which turned into this powerful cover image and story for @nymag.com.
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Photojournalist Stephanie Keith on documenting ICE and capturing a moment that became the cover of New York magazine - Nieman Storyboard
Keith shares the story behind her cover photo for New York magazine’s “The Trap at 26 Federal Plaza” and the importance of photojournalism in documenting history
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December 4, 2025 at 5:19 PM
New @niemanstoryboard.org podcast: My conversation with photojournalist and Pulitzer finalist Stephanie Keith about her work documenting ICE at 26 Federal Plaza, which turned into this powerful cover image and story for @nymag.com.
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/12/04/p...
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/12/04/p...
But my knees feel good!
December 4, 2025 at 12:50 AM
But my knees feel good!
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Hush was created to bring investigative reporting to all parts of Oregon. All Oregonians deserve that. Both seasons were difficult feats of reporting. I love making that show. If you want to support my independent work directly, you can subscribe to my newsletter: leahsottile.substack.com/subscribe
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December 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Hush was created to bring investigative reporting to all parts of Oregon. All Oregonians deserve that. Both seasons were difficult feats of reporting. I love making that show. If you want to support my independent work directly, you can subscribe to my newsletter: leahsottile.substack.com/subscribe
This text from @storiesmatter88.bsky.social made my day. Thanks Ben, and thanks everyone, for listening to @niemanstoryboard.org in its first year as a podcast!
December 3, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This text from @storiesmatter88.bsky.social made my day. Thanks Ben, and thanks everyone, for listening to @niemanstoryboard.org in its first year as a podcast!
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"The internal dialogue is my true voice – it’s the way I talk, negotiate and process with myself. My inner voice is often at odds with what I’m doing physically or saying aloud. This is the way I navigate the world."
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#booksky #longreads #storytelling #writing
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#booksky #longreads #storytelling #writing
The art of dialogue: 5 conversations from great narrative stories - Nieman Storyboard
From the Nieman Storyboard archives: How journalists capture dialogue between a character and friends, strangers, and themselves
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December 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"The internal dialogue is my true voice – it’s the way I talk, negotiate and process with myself. My inner voice is often at odds with what I’m doing physically or saying aloud. This is the way I navigate the world."
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/27/a...
#booksky #longreads #storytelling #writing
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#booksky #longreads #storytelling #writing
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For @niemanstoryboard.org: Tell me your favorite stories, #longreads, podcasts, nonfiction books, and documentaries of 2025!
And because every journalist loves a deadline... Submit your picks by Friday, Dec. 5.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#podcasts #booksky #documentary
And because every journalist loves a deadline... Submit your picks by Friday, Dec. 5.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#podcasts #booksky #documentary
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
For @niemanstoryboard.org: Tell me your favorite stories, #longreads, podcasts, nonfiction books, and documentaries of 2025!
And because every journalist loves a deadline... Submit your picks by Friday, Dec. 5.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#podcasts #booksky #documentary
And because every journalist loves a deadline... Submit your picks by Friday, Dec. 5.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#podcasts #booksky #documentary
I will never get tired of seeing Hanif Abdurraqib's writing show up at @longreads.com. Kudos @provenself.bsky.social and team on this series.
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#longreads
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#longreads
40 Years Later: Sade, “Promise” - Longreads
"Promise" isn’t necessarily about love, or even about surrender, but about giving your heart over, repeatedly, and enduring the failures that come with the exchange.
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November 25, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I will never get tired of seeing Hanif Abdurraqib's writing show up at @longreads.com. Kudos @provenself.bsky.social and team on this series.
longreads.com/2025/11/20/s...
#longreads
longreads.com/2025/11/20/s...
#longreads
For @niemanstoryboard.org: Tell me your favorite stories, #longreads, podcasts, nonfiction books, and documentaries of 2025!
And because every journalist loves a deadline... Submit your picks by Friday, Dec. 5.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#podcasts #booksky #documentary
And because every journalist loves a deadline... Submit your picks by Friday, Dec. 5.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#podcasts #booksky #documentary
November 25, 2025 at 7:09 PM
For @niemanstoryboard.org: Tell me your favorite stories, #longreads, podcasts, nonfiction books, and documentaries of 2025!
And because every journalist loves a deadline... Submit your picks by Friday, Dec. 5.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#podcasts #booksky #documentary
And because every journalist loves a deadline... Submit your picks by Friday, Dec. 5.
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#podcasts #booksky #documentary
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HELLO. IT’S ME 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
Excited to have @mindahoney.bsky.social back this week at @niemanstoryboard.org, in conversation with the reporting team behind the serialized podcast "American Shrapnel." Thanks @johnhammontree.bsky.social @kbeccaandrews.bsky.social @johnarchibald.bsky.social
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How the team behind the ‘American Shrapnel’ podcast helped their sources feel safe - Nieman Storyboard
As a reporting team revisited a series of bombings across the South in the 1990s, fears of political backlash remained prevalent
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November 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
HELLO. IT’S ME 👇🏽👇🏽👇🏽
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Amen to that. :)
Excited to have @mindahoney.bsky.social back this week at @niemanstoryboard.org, in conversation with the reporting team behind the serialized podcast "American Shrapnel." Thanks @johnhammontree.bsky.social @kbeccaandrews.bsky.social @johnarchibald.bsky.social
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/20/a...
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How the team behind the ‘American Shrapnel’ podcast helped their sources feel safe - Nieman Storyboard
As a reporting team revisited a series of bombings across the South in the 1990s, fears of political backlash remained prevalent
niemanstoryboard.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Amen to that. :)
Excited to have @mindahoney.bsky.social back this week at @niemanstoryboard.org, in conversation with the reporting team behind the serialized podcast "American Shrapnel." Thanks @johnhammontree.bsky.social @kbeccaandrews.bsky.social @johnarchibald.bsky.social
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/20/a...
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/20/a...
How the team behind the ‘American Shrapnel’ podcast helped their sources feel safe - Nieman Storyboard
As a reporting team revisited a series of bombings across the South in the 1990s, fears of political backlash remained prevalent
niemanstoryboard.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Excited to have @mindahoney.bsky.social back this week at @niemanstoryboard.org, in conversation with the reporting team behind the serialized podcast "American Shrapnel." Thanks @johnhammontree.bsky.social @kbeccaandrews.bsky.social @johnarchibald.bsky.social
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/20/a...
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/20/a...
My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org:
Tell me your favorite stories (and podcasts, nonfiction books, and documentaries) of 2025.
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/21/y...
#booksky #longreads #podcasts #documentaries
Tell me your favorite stories (and podcasts, nonfiction books, and documentaries) of 2025.
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/21/y...
#booksky #longreads #podcasts #documentaries
Share your favorite stories (and podcasts, books, and docs) of 2025 - Nieman Storyboard
Nieman Storyboard's Best of 2025. Plus: The team behind ‘American Shrapnel’ on helping sources feel safe
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November 21, 2025 at 2:08 PM
My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org:
Tell me your favorite stories (and podcasts, nonfiction books, and documentaries) of 2025.
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/21/y...
#booksky #longreads #podcasts #documentaries
Tell me your favorite stories (and podcasts, nonfiction books, and documentaries) of 2025.
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/21/y...
#booksky #longreads #podcasts #documentaries
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org:
Featuring @sasha-bonet.bsky.social and @cmtapper.bsky.social, @pamelacolloff.bsky.social, @evrat.bsky.social + Charlotte mag tributes from @michaelngraff.bsky.social @tommytomlinson.bsky.social @ncrabbithole.com
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/14/t...
Featuring @sasha-bonet.bsky.social and @cmtapper.bsky.social, @pamelacolloff.bsky.social, @evrat.bsky.social + Charlotte mag tributes from @michaelngraff.bsky.social @tommytomlinson.bsky.social @ncrabbithole.com
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/14/t...
The art of listening - Nieman Storyboard
Sasha Bonét on structuring a memoir. Plus: Pamela Colloff on getting unstuck, European Press Prize, and more
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November 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org:
Featuring @sasha-bonet.bsky.social and @cmtapper.bsky.social, @pamelacolloff.bsky.social, @evrat.bsky.social + Charlotte mag tributes from @michaelngraff.bsky.social @tommytomlinson.bsky.social @ncrabbithole.com
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/14/t...
Featuring @sasha-bonet.bsky.social and @cmtapper.bsky.social, @pamelacolloff.bsky.social, @evrat.bsky.social + Charlotte mag tributes from @michaelngraff.bsky.social @tommytomlinson.bsky.social @ncrabbithole.com
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/14/t...
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GREAT JOB ALERT!
ProPublica is hiring another senior editor for our Local Reporting Network.
The editor will edit the work of 4-5 reporters from our partner newsrooms, collaborating on projects that spur change.
💰 Salary range: $150,000 to $195,000
➡️ Apply: propub.li/3JAIqme
ProPublica is hiring another senior editor for our Local Reporting Network.
The editor will edit the work of 4-5 reporters from our partner newsrooms, collaborating on projects that spur change.
💰 Salary range: $150,000 to $195,000
➡️ Apply: propub.li/3JAIqme
November 14, 2025 at 2:09 PM
GREAT JOB ALERT!
ProPublica is hiring another senior editor for our Local Reporting Network.
The editor will edit the work of 4-5 reporters from our partner newsrooms, collaborating on projects that spur change.
💰 Salary range: $150,000 to $195,000
➡️ Apply: propub.li/3JAIqme
ProPublica is hiring another senior editor for our Local Reporting Network.
The editor will edit the work of 4-5 reporters from our partner newsrooms, collaborating on projects that spur change.
💰 Salary range: $150,000 to $195,000
➡️ Apply: propub.li/3JAIqme
New @niemanstoryboard.org podcast episode! Loved this @cmtapper.bsky.social conversation with @sasha-bonet.bsky.social about her new book, “The Waterbearers: A Memoir of Mothers and Daughters.”
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/13/s...
#booksky #longreads #podcasts
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/13/s...
#booksky #longreads #podcasts
Sasha Bonét on ‘leaving room for the story to shape itself’ and how a family home can become a character - Nieman Storyboard
The writer and cultural critic breaks down her approach on interviewing, research, and story structure for her memoir, “The Waterbearers”
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November 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
New @niemanstoryboard.org podcast episode! Loved this @cmtapper.bsky.social conversation with @sasha-bonet.bsky.social about her new book, “The Waterbearers: A Memoir of Mothers and Daughters.”
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/13/s...
#booksky #longreads #podcasts
niemanstoryboard.org/2025/11/13/s...
#booksky #longreads #podcasts