ISSUE

Fall 2019

Journalism Under Fire in Hong Kong

As Hong Kong’s worst political crisis in decades continues, independent media outlets are stepping up to cover the turmoil. As the city’s strong tradition of print recedes and pressures—both physical and political—mount, these digital outlets have responded with intrepid reporting and innovative fundraising models. As journalists endure pepper spray, tear gas, and rubber bullets in order to tell the Hong Kong story, the protests are shaping up to not just be a fight for democracy, but for a free press.

Articles

Taking Another 37-Year-Old in New Directions: Nneka Nwosu Faison, NF ’18, leads a long-running TV newsmagazine show into the future

I am standing, nervously, in the women’s bathroom. In just 20 minutes, the general manager of WCVB-TV will announce that I will be the next executive producer of “Chronicle,” the…
Teju Cole on What Needs to Change to Better Cover Stories in “Foreign” Countries

Teju Cole on What Needs to Change to Better Cover Stories in “Foreign” Countries

Teju Cole is a critic, photographer, essayist, and novelist who has been lauded for his engaging use of Instagram and Twitter. It was on Twitter that Cole coined the term…
“Your Train is Delayed. Why?”

“Your Train is Delayed. Why?”

Video journalist Alexandra Garcia, NF ’13, on telling a story of bureaucratic dysfunction with animation, original music, and a little hope
Journalists-Turned-Entrepreneurs on How They Built Their Businesses

Journalists-Turned-Entrepreneurs on How They Built Their Businesses

A look at the challenges and opportunities for prospective media entrepreneurs
One Truth at a Time

One Truth at a Time

My mom, like most Indigenous women of her time, didn’t really value Western education. It was my dad, an Italian son of immigrants, who pushed me to go to university.…
Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey on the Meticulous Reporting and Hard-Earned Trust Behind the Harvey Weinstein Investigation

Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey on the Meticulous Reporting and Hard-Earned Trust Behind the Harvey Weinstein Investigation

In the fall of 2017 The New York Times published Jodi Kantor’s and Megan Twohey’s explosive investigation into the sexual harassment and abuse allegations against film mogul Harvey Weinstein. During…
The Hong Kong Protests are Also a Fight for a Free Press

The Hong Kong Protests are Also a Fight for a Free Press

Faced with new levels of political pressure and physical threat, Hong Kong’s independent news outlets respond with intrepid reporting and innovative fundraising
Subjectivity, hugs and craft: Podcasting as extreme narrative journalism

Subjectivity, hugs and craft: Podcasting as extreme narrative journalism

The literary journalism movement unleashed by Capote, Didion, Mailer and Wolfe in the 1960s is reinventing itself in a remarkably powerful way
Yes, We Can Reach Gender Parity in Photojournalism

Yes, We Can Reach Gender Parity in Photojournalism

The New York Times, Bloomberg News, and the San Francisco Chronicle are among the news outlets publishing more photographs by women
Breaking the Frame

Breaking the Frame

A look at some of the innovators—photojournalists, artists, designers—reimagining the visual delivery of news

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Ann Marie Lipinski
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James Geary
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Jan Gardner
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Eryn M. Carlson
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