Storytelling -- It's News!

Published by The Advocacy Committee of the

From classrooms to boardrooms to operating rooms, storytelling is being used as an effective communications tool around the world. There have been articles about storytelling in many publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, CBS News, American Scientist, The Times (London, England), The Harvard Business Review, The Chicago Tribune, The New England Journal of Medicine, The LA Times and US News & World Report.

Here's a TEDx talk by storyteller Marilyn McPhie, where she uses some of the information from Storytelling -- It's News to illustrate the power of storytelling.

Listed below are over 440 articles published since June 2003 which describe various uses of storytelling. Click on a link for the summary of that article and, if possible, a link to obtain a copy of that article.

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If you know of articles which should be included in this collection, please email them to kate@katedudding.com.

If you wish to obtain a copy of an article which is no longer online, please contact kate@katedudding.com.

Click here for recent quotes about storytelling from around the world.

Preparing Students for the Next America Arts Education Partnership (Washington, D.C.), April 2013
The Stories That Bind Us The New York Times (New York, NY), March 15, 2013
A Different Kind of (Business) Storytelling Savannah Now (Savannah, GA), February 19, 2013
Timeless Tales The Hindu (Chennai, India), February 14, 2013
Entrepreneurs Who Master Storytelling Win More Forbes (New York, NY), January 25, 2013
A Place for Storytelling, No Lie The Laurinburg Exchange (Laurinburg, NC), January 22, 2013
The Heart of Storytelling: The American Red Cross Lets Real People Tell Their Stories Co.Create, Fast Company (New York, NY), December 18, 2012
Storyteller Inspires Others to Tell Their Stories Borneo Post Online (Kota Kinabalu, Borneo), December 4, 2012
Q&A with Frayn Masters of Back Fence PDX The Daily Astorian (Portland, OR), November 9, 2012
London Storytelling Festival londonist.com (London, UK), November 1, 2012
The Power Of Storytelling - How Telling Stories Created A Great School Forbes (New York, NY), October 15, 2012
National Storytelling Festival Turns 40 PBS NEWSHOUR (Washington D.C.), October 5, 2012
Sikh Woman Balpreet Kaur Turns Cyber Bullying Incident into Inspiration Yahoo.com, September 27, 2012
It’s Just Stories: Online Racial Justice Storytelling Festival Connects People Globally NewCity Stage (Chicago, IL), August 2, 2012
Reviving an Urdu Storytelling Tradition The New York Times, Global Edition (New York, NY), July 24, 2012
Promoting Multiculturalism in Our Homes and Schools: It Starts with a Story Huffington Post (New York, NY), July 18, 2012
Tall Stories Weave Mighty Spell TheAge.com.au (Melbourne, Australia), July 16, 2012
How a Physician and Nurse Merge Healing, Storytelling Press-Citizen (Iowa City, IA), July 11, 2012
Flint Public Library's 32nd Michigan Storytellers Festival MLIVE.com (Lansing, MI), July 11, 2012
Porchlight Turns 10 with 2 Nights at Verdi Club SFGate (San Francisco, CA), July 11, 2012
Tips for Lawyers on Persuading Through Storytelling Law.com (New York, NY), July 10, 2012
July Folk Fest Fun at Scottish Storytelling Centre EdinburghGuide.com (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK), July 4, 2012
The Status of Storytelling The Yorker (Vanbrugh College, York, UK), June 28, 2012
Not Just for Bedtime, Marketers Corner the Market on Storytelling Forbes (New York, NY), June 27, 2012
Seven Tips in Digital Storytelling From the New York Times and CNN Journalism.co.uk (Brighton, East Sussex, UK), May 31, 2012
Bring Back Those Tales! This Day Live (Lagos, Nigeria), May 27, 2012
Great Storytelling Advice from Moth Founder George Dawes Green Flavorwire (New York, NY), May 11, 2012
Nine Steps to All the Power You'll Ever Need Forbes (New York, NY), April 15, 2012
Telling Folk Tales in Class Can Inspire Learners to Share Their Own Stories Guardian Weekly (London, UK), April 10, 2012
Telling Tales With a Tear and a Smile New York Times (New York, NY), April 4, 2012
Telling a Story, Building Their Confidence Garner News (Wake and Johnston County, NC), March 20, 2012
Festival Revives Traditional Art of Storytelling The Gulf Today (Sharjah, United Arab Emirates), March 18, 2012
Domestic Violence Week Uses Storytelling to Inspire Healing The Spectator (Seattle University, Seattle, WA), February 22, 2012
USA Network Catches 'em Young: Characters Unite Program Tours Los Angeles, Teaches Diversity Variety (Los Angeles, CA), February 13, 2012
Story Collider: Where Science is a Story Well Told New York Times (New York, NY), January 31, 2012
Physicians Emphasize Importance of Storytelling to Advance Patient Care University of California, San Francisco News (San Francisco, CA), January 24, 2012
Birmingham Mother Becomes UK Storytelling Laureate Birmingham Mail (Birmingham, UK), January 16, 2012
Dakota Have Stories to Tell, Culture to Share The Free Press (Mankato, MN), January 8, 2012
Is Storytelling the Best Form of Theatre? The Guardian (London, UK), November 23, 2011
Vancouver Island Inuit Storyteller Inspired by Kids The Victoria Times Colonist (Victoria, BC, Canada), November 12, 2011
A Shared Humanity Metroland (Albany, NY), September 8, 2011
Storytelling: Digital Technology Allows Us to Tell Tales in Innovative New Ways The Observer (London, UK), August 7, 2011
My Faith: How Storytelling Saved My Life CNN Belief (Atlanta, GA), August 7, 2011
Storytelling to Help Your Career CNN (Atlanta, GA), June 29, 2011
Storyteller Tries to Ease Tsunami Victims' Pain Japanese Times (Tokyo, Japan), May 14, 2011
Storytelling Returns to Delhi's Streets BBC News (Delhi, India), April 2, 2011
Talk Therapy Boston Globe (Boston, MA), March 21, 2011
When Patients Share Their Stories, Health May Improve The New York Times (New York, NY), February 10, 2011
Storytelling May Help Lower Blood Pressure Healthland.Time.com, January 17, 2011
The Psychological Power of Storytelling Psychology Today (New York, NY), January 16, 2011
Storytelling Events Selling Out The Troy Messenger (Troy, AL), January 5, 2011
County Land Conservancy to Welcome Top Storyteller Northwest Herald (McHenry County, IL), January 5, 2011
Our Stories, Ourselves Monitor, a publication of the American Psychological Association (Washington, DC), January 2011
Jabberwocky Keeps Stories Flowing: "One Pint at a Time" Nuvo: Indy's alternative voice (Indianapolis, IN), Nov. 3, 2010
Of Two Minds: Listener Brain Patterns Mirror Those of the Speaker Scientific American (New York, NY), July 27, 2010
New Tool Shows How Arts Education Boosts 21st Century Skills e-School News (Bethesda, MD), July 15, 2010
All Life's on Stage: Students, Residents Spin True Tales in College Series Addison County Independent (Addison County, VT), April 22, 2010
Listen to This Boston Globe Sunday Magazine (Boston, MA), April 11, 2010
Nothing Helps us Connect More than Storytelling Packet & Times (Orillia, Ontario, Canada), March 22, 2010
Telling Stories: Creating Community One Story at a Time Tucson Citizen (Tucson, AZ), March 2, 2010
New Take on Storytelling Lancaster Guardian (Lancaster, UK), February 11, 2010
Enter the World of Storytelling ExpressBuzz (Chenai, India), February 10, 2010
Senior Center Invites All: Come and Share Your Stories The Herald of Randolph (Randolph, VT), February 4, 2010
Sink Teeth into Stories with ‘Flesh’ KearneyHub.com (Kearney, NE), January 20, 2010
Turning the "Oh sh*t!" Moment into When-Then Thinking PoliceOne.com (San Francisco, CA), January 8, 2010
Learning to Listen The New York Times (New York, NY), December 29, 2009
Red Feather Woman Weaves Native American Christmas Story for Eager Crowd at Museum Estes Park Trail Gazette (Estes Park, CO), December 11, 2009
The Moth Gives Storytellers Center Stage Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA), December 11, 2009
Six Practical Reasons Arts Education is More than a Luxury Washington Post (Washington, DC), November 23, 2009
Story Time The Wall Street Journal (New York, NY), November 14, 2009
Taffy Thomas Appointed First Storytelling Laureate The Guardian (Manchester, UK), November 2, 2009
Project Tells the Digital Story of Latino Culture Spartan Daily (San Jose State Universtiy, CA), September 9, 2009
Cherokee Storyteller Shares Culture, Faith Victoria Advocate (Victoria, Texas), August 14, 2009
Telling Stories, Building Bridges Wednesday Journal of Oak Park and River Forest (IL), June 2, 2009
Oral History Class Preserves History, Promotes Community Arizona State University News (Phoenix, AZ), May 21, 2009
Why Right-brainers Will Rule This Century CNN.com (Atlanta, GA), May 7, 2009
Festival Connects Storytelling, Peace-building Winnipeg Free Press (Winnipeg, Canada), May 6, 2009
Champaign-Urbana Group Revives Art of Storytelling Daily Illini (University of Illinois, Champaign, IL), April 7, 2009
Making Content Connections Through Arts Integration Education Update (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Alexandria, VA), March, 2009
Family Stories as Secret Text for Immigrants The New York Times (New York, NY), March 15, 2009
Life Stories: Children Find Meaning in Old Family Tales Wall Street Journal (New York, NY), March 11, 2009
Stop Me if You’ve Heard This One Newsweek (New York, NY), February 16, 2009
Social Media Experience at Mayo Clinic Fast Forward the Blog, January 27, 2009
Multimedia Projects You May Have Missed in 2008 Poynter.org (St. Petersburg, FL), December 29, 2008
Shaler Pupils Have Story to Tell Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA), December 11, 2008
Getty Museum Presents Family Storytelling Series HULIQ (Hickory, NC), December 5, 2008
Songs of Themselves The New York Times (New York, NY), November 16, 2008
Stories in the Service of Making a Better Doctor The New York Times (New York, NY), October 24, 2008
Stand Up and Tell Your Story The Washington Post (Washington, D.C.), October 10, 2008
Empathy in the Time of Technology: How Storytelling is the Key to Empathy Journal of Evolution and Technology (Hartford, CT), September, 2008
The Secrets of Storytelling: Why We Love a Good Yarn Scientific American Mind (New York, NY), September, 2008
5 Tips for Telling Better Stories New York Times (New York, NY), August 3, 2008
What Your Work Can Teach Kids Wall Street Journal Blogs (New York, NY), June 5, 2008
Early Reviews of Science Festival The New York Times (New York, NY), May 30, 2008
In StorySlam, Strangers Go on Stage and Bare Their Souls Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, PA), May 5, 2008
Tell Me A Story The Tribeca Trib (New York, NY), May 2, 2008
Revival of Ancient Iranian Stories Alalam News (Tehran, Iran), April 30, 2008
Once Upon a Time There was a Sickness ABC Online (Australia), April 17, 2008
Cranes at the old Swan Hunter Yard News Guardian (Whitley Bay, England, UK), April 16, 2008
Youngsters Enjoy a Special Story on World Storytelling Day The Shields Gazette (South Shields, UK), April 15, 2008
Empathy Is What Makes Us Sane: Ira Glass at Lisner Auditorium DCist.com (Washington, DC), April 15, 2008
First Storytelling Festival Weekend Comes to Close Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, MO), April 7, 2008
The Stories We Tell that Could Build a City (The Oregonian, Portland, OR), April 6, 2008
Health Department Hopes Personal Stories will Inspire Change Daily Herald (Provo, UT), March 26, 2008
Hope for Storytelling in Blackheath News Shopper (Petts Wood, England, UK), March 12, 2008
Asian Pacific American Student Association Event Aims to Change Perceptions Daily Trojan (Student Newspaper of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA), March 4, 2008
Telling Tales Leads to Better Learning Express News (University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), February 27, 2008
Your Story Here: Tales From Students, Community Members Air on KZSU The Stanford Daily (Palo Alto, CA), February 15, 2008
Native American Storytelling Festival This Weekend Gallup Independent (Gallup, NM) , February 12, 2008
Foundation Grant Boosts Pupils' Digital Storytelling News Transcript (Freehold, NJ), February 6, 2008
Winter Talk XX Goes North to Minnesota for Spiritual Growth and Storytelling Episcopal Life Online (New York, NY), January 25, 2008
11th Moon Storytelling Event Set for Saturday The Natchez Democrat (Natchez, MI), January 25, 2008
Out of the Fray: Storytelling Web site Morphs into a Magazine San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA), January 17, 2008
It's Worth Every Penny Troy Messenger (Troy, AL), January 14, 2008
Pigeon Forge Storytelling Festival in Tennessee in February The Birmingham News (Birmingham, AL), January 13, 2008
Storytellers to Gather at Fairmont State University Times-West Virginian (Fairmont, WV), December 28, 2007
Mural Will Highlight Oxford History Oxford Press (Oxford, OH), November 16, 2007
When Not To Stick To The Script Forbes (New York, NY), November 2, 2007
Storytelling Can Make a Difference in Conflict Forbes (New York, NY), October 1, 2007
Literacy Project Involves Students, Community The Appalachian (Appalachian State University, Boone, NC), September 13, 2007
One Way to Close Culture Gap? Telling Tales Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), September 6, 2007
StoryCorps Turns Ordinary People into Oral Historians America.gov, US Department of State (Washington, DC), August 21, 2007
Festival Presents Storytelling as Theater New York Times (New York, NY) , August 5, 2007
It Was Like a Fever: Storytelling in Protest and Politics Canadian Journal of Sociology Online (Peterborough, Ontario, Canada), July-August 2007
Storytelling Added to Lakota Nation Invitational Rapid City Journal (Rapid City, SD), July 23, 2007
The Politics of Storytelling Huffington Post (New York, NY), July 13, 2007
Tale of Storytelling The Times of India (Gurgaon, Haryana, India), June 25, 2007
Father’s Day Wit & Wisdom Providence Journal (Providence, RI), June 17, 2007
Latitudes Festival Tells a Story Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada), June 13, 2007
Storytelling With High Tech The National Law Journal (New York, NY), June 12, 2007
Stories are Our Greatest Treasure McCook Daily Gazette (McCook, NE), June 4, 2007
Computer Scientists Help Indian Villagers Share Stories Across the Digital Divide Innovations Report (Bad Homburg, Germany), June 4, 2007
Stories Bring the World to City Fair Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME), June 2, 2007
Piccolo Events Celebrate Art of Storytelling The Post and Courier (Charleston, SC), May 25, 2007
Storytellers Tackle Modern Woes with Old Tales Reuters.uk (UK), May 24, 2007
Telling River Stories UMN News (Minneapolis, MN), May 24, 2007
Troy Creates Its Own Story The Missoulian (Missoula, MT), May 24, 2007
Spinning a Yarn: Storytellers Gather in Laurinburg The Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, NC), May 18, 2007
Values Drawn From Childhood Stories ScienceAlert (Australia), May 18, 2007
Plans Shaping Up for First Storytelling Festival News Courier (Athens, AL), May 18, 2007
Yarn Spinning, in Real Time The Christian Science Monitor (Boston, MA), May 18, 2007
Summer Walkers Take Their Tales on the Road John O'Groat Journal (Thurso, Scotland, UK), May 16, 2007
Festival to Present History From the Heart NewsOK.com (Oklahoma City, OK), May 13, 2007
Disabled Man Preserves Vietnam’s Epics in the Mountains Thanh Nien Daily (Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam), May 6, 2007
Connecting Generations Through the Art of Storytelling Beatrice Daily Sun (Beatrice, NE), May 4, 2007
New 'Starring Role' for Storytellers in Alness Scottish Provincial Press Ltd. (Inverness, Scotland, UK), May 4, 2007
Wine and Stories Chicago Public Radio (Chicago, IL), May 1, 2007
Holocaust Survivors Share Their Stories with Youngsters Washington Jewish Week (Rockville, MD), April 18, 2007
Storytellers Theatre Starts 10th Season Northern Star Online (DeKalb, IL), April 18, 2007
Listen Up! The Sounds of the Mountains Music and Story Festival Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA), April 15, 2007
Earth Day Event a Mix of Fun Activities, History San Diego Union Tribune (San Diego, CA), April 14, 2007
Substitute Teacher Tells History Firsthand The New York Times (New York, New York), April 4, 2007
Brown Bag Lunch Series Presents Traditional Stories and Storytelling East Valley City News (Phoenix, AZ), March 6, 2007
4-H Adds Storytelling to its Statewide Competitions Troy Messenger (Troy, AL), March 6, 2007
Building Community One Story at a Time New Haven Independent (New Haven, CT), February 27, 2007
How Ritz-Carlton Maintains its Mystique Business Week (USA), February 13, 2007
The Smoky Mountain Storytelling Festival Canyon News (Benedict Canyon, CA) , February 11, 2007
Fairy Tales and Music on the 9.28 to Glasgow Evening Times Online (Glasgow, Scotland, UK), February 2, 2007
Regis University Hosting Stories from Wartime Speaker Series YourHub.com (Denver, CO), January 10, 2007
Outside Voices: Siobhan Darrow On The Value Of Storytelling CBS News (New York City, NY), December 15, 2006
Portraits of Life Commemorate Holocaust Goucher College - Quindecim Online (Towson, MD), December 6, 2006
We Can Heal the Wounds The Fiji Times Online (Suva, Fiji), December 3, 2006
Storytelling is Great Tool in Tourism and Reconciliation City Vision (Western Cape, South Africa), November 9, 2006
At 94, Storyteller Tells Her Last Tale to Children Las Vegas Optic (Las Vegas, NV), September 6, 2006
History in the Telling Forest Park Review (Oak Park, IL), August 22, 2006
Sales Through Storytelling webpronews.com (Lexington, KY), August 22, 2006
Veterans' Memories of War Making History The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona), August 2, 2006
The Best Way To Teach Kids About Money The Wall Street Journal (New York, New York), July 16, 2006
Making Muskego Memories Live On Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI), July 15, 2006
Telling Stories in Tel Aviv The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem, Israel), July 14, 2006
Steps for Spicing Up Somnolent Speeches Shanghai Daily (Shanghai, China), June 27, 2006
StoryCorps Wants to Hear Your Tale Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA), June 8, 2006
Storytelling Centre Begins with Opening Ceremony Scotsman.com (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK), June 1, 2006
New Experiences Created Through Old Tribal Stories The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), March 19, 2006
Gathering Local Stories From Residential School Survivors Opinion250 News (Prince George, British Columbia, Canada), March 11, 2006
Latino Vets of WWII Share Stories The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), March 11, 2006
Professional Storyteller Sharing Skills with Virgin Island Teachers Virgin Islands Daily News (U.S. Virgin Islands), March 10, 2006
Nordic Storyteller Stresses Value of Mythology Chips - The Student Newspaper of Luther College (Decorah, IA), March 9, 2006
Storyteller Makes a Big Impression on Students Lincoln Journal (Lincolnton, GA), March 9, 2006
Storytelling with String Games: Navajo Teen Shares Ritual at High School The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), March 8, 2006
National Museum Expands Academic Frontiers National Indigenous Times (Australia), March 8, 2006
Event Offers Peek into Tribal Culture The Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA), March 7, 2006
Annual StoryFest to Bring Passion of Storytelling to Life BYU Newsnet (Provo, UT), March 2, 2006
Indigenous Cultural Affair Strengthens Ties Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI), February 12, 2006
Shared Tales: Storytelling Festival Winds Up with Look at Worldwide Themes Corvallis Gazette Times (Corvallis, OR), February 6, 2006
Word of Mouth - The Art of Storytelling The Lumberjack Online (Humboldt, CA), February 1, 2006
Cathartic Tales Malaysia Star (Malaysia), January 24, 2006
It Takes a Telling Look to Sell a Tale The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX), January 19, 2006
Saving Tay Nguyen Epics Viet Nam News (Hanoi, Vietnam), January 15, 2006
King's Legacy Alive and Well Union-Tribune (San Diego, CA), January 15, 2006
Iraqi Tune's Return After 3000 Years Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland, UK), January 14, 2006
The Power of Myth: The Benefits of Sharing Family Stories of Hard Times The Wall Street Journal Online (New York, NY), December 22, 2005
Stories Give Crowd a Lift Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), December 4, 2005
Nanticoke Work to Preserve Their Heritage The News Journal (Wilmington, DE), December 4, 2005
Telling the Stars: A Quantitative Approach to Assessing the Use of Folk Tales in Science Education Eastern Tennessee State University (Kingsport, TN), November, 2005
Studies on Arts Examine Turnouts, Impact in Schools Cleveland Plain Dealer (Cleveland, OH), November 18, 2005
Tales to be Told During Annual Storytelling Festival The Sign Post (Weber State University, Ogden, UT), November 7, 2005
Some Tall Tales in Haverstraw The Journal News (Westchester, NY), October 10, 2005
Wanted: Master Storytellers The Nonprofit Quarterly (Boston, MA), Fall 2005
Literature as Path Toward Understanding Illness Web Weekly: News from the Harvard Medical Community (Cambridge, MA), September 26, 2005
The Art of Storytelling Munster Times (Munster,IN), August 1, 2005
Storied Theory American Scientist (USA), July-August 2005
Spellbinders: Nearly 20 Years of Stories Aspen Times (Aspen, CO), July 25, 2005
Tall Tales, Small Tales The State (Columbia, SC), July 22, 2005
Travelling To Training Further Education News (London, UK), July 21, 2005
Storytellers Tell All Mason City Globe Gazette (Mason City, IA), July 21, 2005
Cowboy Poets Grand Forks Herald (Grand Forks, ND), July 14, 2005
African Diaspora Celebration The Journal News.com (Westchester, NY), July 10, 2005
Storytellers Bring Tales to Black Mountain Asheville Citizen-Times (Asheville, NC), July 8, 2005
Storytelling Workshop Helps Future Lawyers Hone Critical Skills Pittsburgh Post Gazette (Pittsburgh, PA), July 4, 2005
Two History Groups Combine Efforts San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA), June 22, 2005
Heroes Make History Come Alive, Teachers Told The Bozeman Daily Chronicle (Bozeman, MT), June 21, 2005
Spinning a House Full of Interesting Stories Deccan Herald (Bangalore, India), June 21, 2005
London Through Refugee Eyes Open Democracy (London, UK), June 20, 2005
Never Stop Learning The Battalion - Texas A&M (College Station, TX), June 20, 2005
Juneteenth Tradition in Clover Park Celebrates the End of Slavery in U.S. Marina del Rey Argonaut (Marina del Rey, CA), June 17, 2005
Stories Celebrate Juneteenth Day Auburn Citizen (Auburn, NY), June 16, 2005
Juneteenth Speaker Passionate about Storytelling, Education The Battalion - Texas A&M (College Station, TX), June 15, 2005
Teahouse Tellers Stage China Comeback The Telegraph (Calcutta, India), June 15, 2005
Tellers of Tall Tales Celebrate Anniversary Hampstead and Highgate Express (London, England), June 10, 2005
Storytelling All the Way Deccan Herald (Bangalore, India), June 10, 2005
Native Americans Symposium Petoskey News-Review (Petoskey, MI), June 8, 2005
Israeli-developed Coexistence Education Project Awarded International Prize Israel 21C - A Focus Beyond the Conflict (Cupertino, CA), June 5, 2005
Two Red Birds: Blackfeet Teachers' Work Displayed at the Smithsonian Glacier Reporter (Cut Bank, MT), June 2, 2005
Is She the Fairy Godmother Children Have Been Looking For? The Hindu, India's National Newspaper (Chennai, India), May 22, 2005
HCC Gears Up for June 4 Anniversary Celebration Waynesville Smoky Mountain News (Waynesville, NC), May 18, 2005
Storytellers to Drop Familiar Tales for Untold Philly History phillyburbs.com (Philadelphia, PA), May 14, 2005
Storytelling Festival is Set for June McCook Daily Gazette (McCook, NE), May 13, 2005
Holmes Pupils Find Home in ‘Name and Place’ Wednesday Journal (Oak Park, IL), May 10, 2005
Jackson Storyfest in Its 18th Year Jackson Citizen Patriot (Jackson, MI), May 5, 2005
Storytelling Project Aims to Help New York City High School Students Deal With Racial Issues AScribe - The Public Interest News Wire (Oakland, CA), May 5, 2005
Festival Offers Stories From Three Continents The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), April 29, 2005
Montana Storytellers Will Spin Their Yarns in Cut Bank Great Falls Tribune (Great Falls, MT), April 26, 2005
Your Stories: BBC Broadcasts Viewer-Produced Videos Digital-Lifestyles.Info (London, England, UK), April 26, 2005
Disagreement in America: What's Your Story? The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA), April 25, 2005
Listen Here: Story Festival Spins Yarns, With a Kick Greensboro News Record (Greensboro, NC), April 24, 2005
Livestories Cochrane Times (Cochrane, Alberta, CA), April 20, 2005
Storytelling Festival Aims to Break Down Barriers Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales, UK), April 18, 2005
The Art of Mobile Technology The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), April 18, 2005
For the Love of Stories Winston-Salem Journal (Winston-Salem, NC), April 17, 2005
A Couple's Dream Go Triad (Greensboro, NC), April 14, 2005
Machias Storyteller Visits County School Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), April 14, 2005
Storytelling Festival Thursday Henderson Daily Dispatch (Henderson, NC), April 13, 2005
Preaching or Teaching: The Use of Narrative in Safety Training Occupational Hazards (Cleveland, OH), April 13, 2005
Ukiah Players Theatre Kicks Off New Community-Based Theatre Project Willits News (Willits, CA), April 8, 2005
‘Awesome’ Professor Great Teacher and Storyteller Northern Life (Sudbury, Ontario, Canada), March 31, 2005
Lore of the Past: Sussex Women Relive History Sussex Post (Sussex County, DE), March 31, 2005
CrossSound Festival Explores New Perspectives on Experience and Place Juneau Empire (Juneau, AK), March 31, 2005
Spellbinding Stories Foster Imagination The Journal News (Westchester, NY), March 28, 2005
Giving a Chance to Our 'Digital Natives' - Digital Storytelling a Key Component of Future Learning Computerworld New Zealand (Auckland, New Zealand), March 22, 2005
Words & Stories Pushes the Storytelling Envelope at the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival Skipressworld - (McMasterville, Quebec, Canada), March 21, 2005
New Intergenerational Program Launched At Woodlands Middle School Westchester.com (Westchester County, NY), March 20, 2005
Tellin' Tales about Women Holmen Courier (Holmen, WI), March 18, 2005
'Best Storyteller in the World' to Visit Village Theater This Weekend Canton Observer (Canton, MI), March 17, 2005
Workshop Targets Non-profits Whistler Question (Whistler, British Columbia, Canada), March 17, 2005
Charette Advocate for Many Billings Gazette (Billings, MT), March 15, 2005
Stories Are Still an Effective Learning Device Chadron Record (Chadron, NE), March 9, 2005
Culture, Tradition Come Alive with Storytelling Minnesota Daily (Minneapolis, MN), March 7, 2005
Event Offers Peek Into Tribal Culture Press-Enterprise (Riverside, CA), March 7, 2005
BaoBao Festival Celebrates African Culture Boulder Daily Camera (Boulder, CO), March 6, 2005
Chinatown Group Gets $65K for Radio Station, Chinatown Trail, More SAMPAN (Boston, MA), March 4, 2005
UTSA Cosponsors March 5 Storytelling Festival University of Texas at San Antonio Today (San Antonio, TX), March 4, 2005
'Waves of Compassion' Help to Wash Away the Pain Portsmouth Herald News (Portsmouth, NH), March 3, 2005
Once Upon a Time We Told Our Children Stories The Times (London, UK), March 3, 2005
Storytelling the Key to Creative Learning Western Mail (Wales, UK), March 3, 2005
BBC Turns Spotlight on Young Arab Women Arab News (Saudi Arabia), February 28, 2005
Oral History Helps Island Survive Tsunami Associated Press (Asia), February 28, 2005
Locals Win Storytelling Meet Los Alamos Monitor (Los Alamos, NM), February 25, 2005
Festival Shows Everyone Has a Story to Tell Concord Journal (Concord, MA), February 24, 2005
Multi-Story Résumé, Higher Profile BusinessWeek (USA), February 2005
Storyteller Wows Tiogue Students Coventry Courier (Coventry, RI), February 18, 2005
Storytelling Unites Past, Present Norristown Times Herald (Norristown, PA), February 6, 2005
Prayer Breakfast Offers Food for the Soul Green Bay Press Gazette (Green Bay, WI), February 4, 2005
Learning Through Stories Green Bay News Chronicle (Green Bay, WI), February 3, 2005
Life Stories Workshops Return to Ki Theatre Rappahannock News (Washington, VA), February 2, 2005
The Power of Storytelling California Job Journal (Sacramento, CA), January 29, 2005
Storytelling Festival Spins Again Corvallis Gazette Times (Corvallis, OR), January 29, 2005
Montana Storytelling Roundup Cut Bank Pioneer Press (Cut Bank, MT), January 27, 2005
Storytellers Unite for Tsunami Relief Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, GA), January 27, 2005
New Storytelling Fellowship for City Council Aberdeen City (Aberdeen, Scotland, UK), January 26, 2005
Traditional Storytelling Celebrates Life, Nature The Missoulian (Missoula, MT), January 23, 2005
African Storytellers Know the FUNdamentals of Learning Providence Journal (Providence, RI), January 20, 2005
Memories of Sandtown Waco Tribune Herald (Waco, TX), January 19, 2005
Amherst Brothers Vie for Storytelling Honors The Morning Journal (Lorain, OH), January 16, 2005
Storytellers to Honor Dr. King January 15 Palisadian-Post (Pacific Palisades, CA), January 13, 2005
Storytelling Festival Begins Monday Grand Island Independent (Grand Island, NE), January 13, 2005
Cape's Heritage to Come Alive During Storyteller Series Southeast Missourian (Cape Girardeau, MO), January 13, 2005
NYU Workshops Address Storytelling in Law and Medicine New York Sun (New York, NY), January 4, 2005
Three Days Later, Soldiers Find Town in Ruins The Sydney Morning Herald (Sydney, Australia), December 30, 2004
Storytelling Known for Healing Nature Billings Gazette (Billings, MT), December 8, 2004
Storyteller Shows Health Officials a New Way to Communicate with Alaskans Anchorage Daily News (Anchorage, Alaska), December 7, 2004
Kwanzaa Storyteller Generates Audience Response Helena Daily World (Helena, AR), December 6, 2004
Kids Get a Kick Out of Reading Belfast Telegraph (Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK), December 2, 2004
Native American Serves as 'Trail of Tears' Guide Northlake Herald-Journal (Glenview, IL), December 1, 2004
Tales of the Diggings The Age (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia), November 30, 2004
Students Have Talent for Tales St. George Daily Spectrum (St. George, UT), November 24, 2004
Long, Long Ago... But Not in Singapore Electric New Paper (Singapore), November 23, 2004
Using Their Words to Paint Pictures Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX), November 20, 2004
Storytellers Weave Their Yarns at Waipio Festival Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HI), November 19, 2004
Fables, Myths, History Twirl into Storytelling Art The Wichita Eagle (Wichita, KS), November 19, 2004
Stories Enchant Students The Ithacan (Ithaca, New York), November 18, 2004
Nationwide Celebration of Stories Returns to Juneau Juneau Empire (Juneau, Alaska), November 18, 2004
From Appalachia to the Coastside Half Moon Bay Review (Half Moon Bay, CA), November 17, 2004
Kasilof History Finds a Home Peninsula Clarion (Kenai, Alaska), November 17, 2004
Moral of Story is that Stories Build Morale Seattle Times (Seattle, WA), November 17, 2004
Once Upon a Time... Sunday Times (Johannesburg, South Africa), November 14, 2004
Cowboy to Spin a Few Tall Tales for CultureFest Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), November 12, 2004
U.S. Veterans Day Marked by Release of Vets' Stories National Geographic News (USA), November 11, 2004
Arizona Newsmaker Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), November 10, 2004
Ramadan Cultural Panorama in Cairo Islam Online (UK), November 9, 2004
Storyteller Nurses 'Their Spirits' Baton Rouge Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), November 7, 2004
Life Stories of Elders Preserve Oral Tradition StarPhoenix (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada), November 6, 2004
Conference Examines Power of Storytelling University of Wisconsin-Madison University Communications (Madison, WI), November 4, 2004
Local American Indian Girls Adding Culture to Their Lives The Porterville Recorder (Porterville, CA), November 4, 2004
Storyteller to Explore 'Blessings of Ramadan' The Battalion (Texas A&M, College Station, TX), November 1, 2004
Long Ago, Far Away Common Ground.ca (Canada), November 2004
Storytelling Kids KPVI-TV (Pocatello, ID), October 27, 2004
Top Storytellers to Spin Their Tales at WSU Campus Salt Lake Tribune (Salt Lake City, UT), October 26, 2004
A Success Story Worth Telling The Herald (Glasgow, Scotland), October 25, 2004
Storyteller Brenda Wong Aoki Gains Strength from Traditional Ghost Stories San Francisco Chronicle (San Francisco, CA), October 23, 2004
Three Apples Storytelling Festival Blooms Harvard Post (Harvard, MA), October 22, 2004
Clarinetist Mends Her Heart Through Performing Palm Beach Daily News (Palm Beach, FL), October 20, 2004
National Endowment For The Arts Grant Will Benefit Local Homeless Youth Westchester.com (Westchester, NY), October 20, 2004
Yarn-spinners Come to Mesa The Arizona Republic, October 18, 2004
A Long Tradition of Storytelling Daily Star (Beirut, Lebanon), October 18, 2004
Storytellers Bring Memories to Life Honolulu Advertiser (Honolulu, HI), October 18, 2004
Fun Fest Adds Chapter Gary-Post Tribune (Gary, IN), October 18, 2004
Event Shows Power of Stories The Saginaw News (Saginaw, MI), October 17, 2004
Storytelling Festival has Unique Tales to Share Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, HA), October 15, 2004
Library Announces Storytelling Fest Sentinel (East Brunswick, NY), October 14, 2004
Oldest Residents Tell Story of Their Lives The Standard-Times (New Bedford, MA), October 14, 2004
Derby Teacher at National Gallery Hingham Journal (Hingham, MA), October 14, 2004
A Martian Tale for Earthlings The Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), October 10, 2004
The Laughter Tells the Tale LA Times, October 10, 2004
Stories Are the Best Source of Who We Are Naples Daily News (Naples, FL), October 10, 2004
Storytelling Festival Returns to Ocean Springs The Mississippi Press (Ocean Springs, MI), October 10, 2004
Storytelling Project Seeks Students North County Times (Escondido, CA), October 8, 2004
Scott Countians Tell Stories Digitally Lexington Herald-Leader (Lexington, KY), October 6, 2004
Chicago Teller Entertains Festival with Silent Stories Bristol Herald Courier (Bristol, VA), October 2, 2004
From Storytelling to Career The Ventura County Star (Ventura County, CA), September 30, 2004
Tales From Beyond the Cities The New Zealand Herald (Auckland, New Zealand), September 30, 2004
Franklin Square Plan Attracts Positive Reviews The Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), September 29, 2004
Spin a Yarn in Jonesborough The City Paper (Nashville, TN), September 27, 2004
Scary Tales to be Told Polkonline.com (Polk County, FL), September 26, 2004
Did you hear the one about the ... ? Peoria Journal Star (Peoria, IL), September 26, 2004
Step Right Up: Something for Everybody Richmond Times-Dispatch (Richmond, VA), September 23, 2004
Sound and Fury, Signifying Much Minnesota Daily (University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, MN), September 23, 2004
Festival Becoming Word-of-Mouth Hit The Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL), September 23, 2004
Storytelling Festival Begins KIFI (Idaho Falls, ID), September 23, 2004
Hodges to Participate in Harvard Storytelling Festival The Winchester Star (Winchester, MA), September 22, 2004
The Folk Finder Shanghai Daily News, September 22, 2004
Glastonbury Abbey Lecture Series to Start Marshfield Mariner (Marshfield, MA), September 22, 2004
Church Kicks Off New Family Time with Storyteller Helen Wise The Bennington Banner (Bennington, VT), September 22, 2004
Voices Tour Collects Stories From Macon's Civil Rights Era The Telegraph (Macon, GA), September 22, 2004
New Museum Shares American Indian Story Bucks County Courier Times (Lower Bucks County, PA), September 22, 2004
Retired Professor Tells Tall Tales in Storytelling Class The Times Daily (Florence, AL), September 22, 2004
PBS Kids(R) Joins Pacific Air Force Command to Promote Literacy Yahoo News, September 21, 2004
Storytellers Go Traditional, Teach More than Folklore The Fayetteville Observer (Fayetteville, NC), September 20, 2004
Indian Art of Storytelling Seeps into Boardroom USA Today, September 19, 2004
National Pride: The National Museum of the American Indian Opens on the Mall The Washington Post, September 17, 2004
Nanticoke Powwow: Weekend of Stories and Dancing Sussex Post (Sussex County, DE), September 17, 2004
Storytellers Share Great Tales at The Detroit Story League's 22nd Annual Storytelling Festival The Detroit News (Detroit, MI), September 17, 2004
Storytellers Spin Very Adult Yarns at New Festival The Oregonian (Portland, OR), September 16, 2004
Storytelling Makes a Comeback in an Unlikely Place Wisconsin Technology Network, September 13, 2004
North End Tour Stirs Old Memories The Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT), September 12, 2004
In Their Own Words The Oregonian (Portland, OR), September 12, 2004
Grab a Good Yarn in Summerside The Journal-Pioneer (Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada), September 11, 2004
Master Storyteller Louis Bird Wawatay News (Wawatay, Ontario), September 10, 2004
Stories By the Sea Festival Newport News Times (Newport, Oregon), September 10, 2004
Sharing Stories is Focus of Museum's New Exhibit Daily Democrat (Woodland, CA), September 9, 2004
Tell Us a Story La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI), September 7, 2004
Telling the Holocaust Story The Jerusalem Post (Jerusalem, Israel), September 6, 2004
Tribal Voices: Reflections on Lewis & Clark The Columbian (Clark County, Washington), September 5, 2004
Storytellers to Celebrate Oral Tradition Chillicothe Gazette (Chillicothe, Ohio), September 5, 2004
Advice on Softening the Toughest Crowd Daily Herald (Chicago, IL), September 5, 2004
Storyteller Featured at Shelter Benefit New Milford Times (New Milford, CT), September 3, 2004
Fakmåta: Local Artists Aim to Revive, Preserve Culture Through the Arts Pacific Daily News (Guam), September 2, 2004
Indian Summer Days At Audubon Acres Chattanoogan.com (Chattanooga, TN), September 1, 2004
Tall Tales, True Tales KentuckyLiving Magazine, September, 2004
Memories are Powerful Gifts, Meant to be Shared and Savored Ventura County Star (Ventura, CA), August 30, 2004
He's Found Escape in Life and Onstage The Boston Globe, August 27, 2004
Teaching Through Stories: Televised Play Brings Cancer Information to Native Alaskans Capital City Weekly (Juneau, Alaska), August 24, 2004
The Moral Clout of Storytelling The Seed, July/August, 2004
Storytelling Helps Victims of Trauma Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, FL), August 21, 2004
Laurie Anderson Offers Work-in-Progress At MASS MoCA iBerkshires.com (North Adams, MA), August 19, 2004
Visual and Performing Arts Take on a Bigger Role in Patient Recovery The Washington Post, August 17, 2004
Chance to Make Your Own BBC Film News & Star (Carlisle, UK), August 17, 2004
Solace Found in the Telling of a Tragic Tale Times Union (Albany, NY), August 13, 2004
Once Upon a Digital Time Information Society Technologies Results: Europe's Information Society, August 11, 2004
Entertainers Come From Distant Lands for Event Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, August 10, 2004
Tall Tales Told at Civic Center Arizona Sentinel, August, 2004
A Harvest of Hurt Star Tribune (Sacremento, CA), August 5, 2004
Stories to be Told Aberdeen News (Aberdeen, SD), August 5, 2004
National Civil Rights Storytelling Project The Times and Democrat (Orangeburg, SC), August 4, 2004
County Fair Will Feature Pow-wow Cheboygan Daily Tribune (Cheboygan, MI), August 4, 2004
One Nation, Two Worlds The Providence Journal (Providence, RI), August 2, 2004
Imaginative Children Better in Math The Winnipeg Sun, August 1, 2004
Across the Land, Plots are Thickening LA Times, July 29, 2004
Stories Accentuate the Positive Chicago Tribune, July 29, 2004
Learning Leadership Skills Through Storytelling Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, July 26, 2004
Tribes Revisit Their Roots at La Fete des Indiens Houma The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), July 25, 2004
They've Got a Lot to Tell Register-Pajaronian (Watsonville, CA), July 23, 2004
Hoping Message of 'Rice' Will Stick Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois), July 19, 2004
A Teacher of Tales American Profile, July 18, 2004
The Magic of a Story Daily Record (Morris County, NJ), July 16, 2004
Schoolhouse Brings Sierra Storytelling Festival Back The Union (Western Nevada County, CA), July 15, 2004
Principal Seeks to Keep Story Program Going The Sentinel (Spotswood, NJ), July 15, 2004
Storytelling Teaches Valuable Life Lessons The Standard Times (New Bedford, MA), July 14, 2004
Storytelling Can Be a Powerful Leadership Tool Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 12, 2004
Gullah's Story Worth Telling The Island Packet (Hilton Head Island, SC), July 12, 2004
African Festival Has Story to Tell About Traditions The Journal News (Westchester County, NY), July 9, 2004
Storytelling Crucible: Students Grab Power of Words by the Tale The Arizona Republic, July 8, 2004
Linda The Storyteller Selected For Book Week Tour Seaway News (Cornwall, Ontario), July 5, 2004
National Museum of the American Indian: Gathering of the Tribes Indian Country Today (Oneida, N.Y.), July 1, 2004
Hawaiian Educators Gather on Big Island The Honolulu Advertiser, June 29, 2004
Wherever You Go, People Want to Bend Your Ear The Times (London, England), June 28, 2004
Her Final Story The Reader (Omaha, Nebraska), June 25, 2004
Under the Spell of a Story The Aspen Times, June 18, 2004
Choctaw Storytelling Camp Native Times News, June 17, 2004
Lives Retold St. Petersburg Times, June 14, 2004
Used in Class The Guardian (London, England), June 8, 2004
Victims To Voice Pain The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland), May 27, 2004
Transom.org Aims to Spread Storytelling Skills Washington Post, May 17, 2004
The Power Of Design; IDEO Redefined Good Design By Creating Experiences, Not Just Products Business Week, May 17, 2004
Tall Tales: Storytelling as a Management Tool -- Nothing motivates people like a story Computerworld, May 10, 2004
Telling Tales Harvard Business Review, May 1, 2004
Just Sit Right Back and You'll Hear a Tale; St. Louis Storytelling Festival Turns a New Page St Louis Post-Dispatch, April 29, 2004
Science to Parents: 'Chill Out' Globe and Mail (Toronto, Ontario), April 9, 2004
Storytelling: Rediscovering Our Fables, Folk Tales and Midwest Heritage Midwest Living, April, 2004
Every House Tells a Story The Christian Science Monitor, March 31, 2004
I'll Tell You a Story! Texas Highways, March, 2004
Once Upon a Time Northern Virginia Parent, March, 2004
Narrative and Medicine The New England Journal of Medicine, February 26, 2004
Creative Expression Workshops for Immigrant and Refugee Children Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, February, 2004
Art of Storytelling Brings Children Back to Language The Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2004
You Can Be a Great Storyteller USA Weekend.com, January 18, 2004
Learning From Stories--a Pathway to Patient Safety Association of Operating Room Nurses Journal, January, 2004
Enter Here: Personal Narrative and Digital Storytelling English Journal (a publication of the National Council of Teachers of English), January, 2004
Food for Thought Atlanta Jewish Times, December 29, 2003
Time For Once Upon a Time US News & World Report, October 27, 2003
Diagnosis Goes Low Tech The New York Times, October 11, 2003
Cuentame un cuento (Tell me a story): bridging family literacy traditions with school literacy Language Arts, September, 2003
Even in a High-Tech World, Storytellers Can Still Spin a Good Yarn Chicago Tribune Online Edition, July, 2003
Narrative Voices And Repertoire at a Healing Crossroads in South India Journal of American Folklore, Summer, 2003
Promoting Diversity Through Storytelling Career Journal from THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, July, 2003
Storytelling That Moves People Harvard Business Review, June 1, 2003

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