We have a tangible need for beautiful feature stories that craft compelling narratives about our world out of statistics. And, given the sheer quantity of data out there, it makes sense that ...

Here’s the paradox of the modern web: Our devices and social networks have reduced our attention spans to that of newborn kittens; and yet, we crave longform content. That sounds counter-intuitive, ...

However, when you're focused on meeting deadlines and targets, you can lose track of the essential story behind your content marketing. You might find yourself storytelling without a purpose, ...

Investigative journalism puts the spotlight on abuses of power, finding stories that are flying under the radar and sharing them in the public interest. Yet cutting-edge twenty-first-century ...

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But the second dominant trend — forgive the contradiction — is that content outside of social media is actually getting longer. As we explain in our guide to longform content, media and marketing ...

Unlikely as this might seem from social media platforms, we’re living in a golden age of science communication. As newspapers and magazines struggle to fund specialist science reporters, it might seem ...

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With no-code publishing platforms and nonprofit annual report templates, designing a high-impact annual report has never been easier. Build stunning, interactive annual reports with Shorthand. Create ...

And yet, PDFs are everywhere. They’re a zombie format, dead but still somehow shuffling around the internet. But if PDFs are dead, then what mutant virus is keeping their zombies walking around? In ...

At the time I was deep into university studies, on a stodgy diet of academic articles, doorstop-sized books and dry syllabi. Listicles — sometimes known as list articles or list posts — felt like the ...