1) Narrative journalism tells stories through scenes, characters, and unfolding events over time as seen through a narrator's perspective to lead the audience to a realization. 2) Studies have shown that narrative storytelling is more effective at imparting information to readers and increases readership satisfaction compared to traditional news writing. 3) Several newspapers, including the Los Angeles Times and Austin American-Statesman, saw great success in readership and community engagement through longform narrative series on impactful human interest topics.