We have decades of experience telling powerful narratives
How We Work
Nofiction is a storytelling and communications agency powered by journalists.
You’re doing important work, but your story is getting lost in the noise. We’d bet that your organization doesn’t need a louder voice. It needs a story that people feel. The kind that moves you, opens doors, sparks belief.
We believe there’s no strategy without story. Devoid of real narrative, communications efforts can amount to planning decks, content calendars filled with fluff, and talking points no one remembers.
Story is the difference between getting attention and being understood; between content and connection.
Your mission has multiple stories. Nofiction brings the secret ingredient of storytelling to your organization — and we look for earned media opportunities too.
Nofiction is more than marketing. It’s more than messaging. We believe in real stories, told brilliantly.
We write, make films and podcasts for some of the biggest media outlets on the planet. When you hire Nofiction, we become part of your team. We’ll produce social content, films, features, deep profiles, and ‘big idea’ narratives built to resonate with audiences — stories that can live on your website or social channels; that you can distribute via your newsletter or post on Linkedin. And the content we create will be punchy, platform-aware, and perfectly aligned with your voice — built to stop the scroll and spark engagement.
We’ll write op-eds that sing, and journalistic press releases that editors can’t pass up. We tell the stories that comms teams can’t do without.
Journalists know how to speak to other journalists and editors. We’ll look for smart ways to get them to tell your story, too. In short, when you hire Nofiction, you’ll get a team that knows the right blend of owned and earned media creates momentum that’s hard to ignore.
OUR FOUNDER
Alex Hannaford writes about social justice, politics, and other topics for The Guardian, The Independent, The Sunday Times and Sunday Telegraph magazines, British GQ, The Daily Beast, The Atlantic, The Nation, and other outlets. A fellow of Columbia University’s Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma, Alex is the writer and director of an award-winning animated short film about the death penalty and the co-creator of the top-ranking podcast, Dead Man Talking. Born in London, he has taught journalism at the UK’s Kingston University. He lives in upstate New York.
Our Team
Nofiction’s team is comprised award-winning journalists, editors, podcasters, producers, and filmmakers who have told stories for outlets like the New York Times, The Guardian, The Atlantic, Sony, and Wondery. As we’re active members of the media industry, we understand what captures the attention of journalists and editors because that’s who we are. Our team brings a journalist’s eye for storytelling to every project.
