Nieman Reports

Dear America

Features

Dear America

Advice from areas of the world where press freedom is under attack

Ann Marie Lipinski

The Lonely Crusade Against Caste The Lonely Crusade Against Caste

Features

The Lonely Crusade Against Caste

To give a voice to India’s marginalized, Meena Kotwal launched The Mooknayak in 2021. Now, after four years of threats and abuse, she is afraid for her daughter and the future of her news platform.

Puja Changoiwala

Reporting on Empty Reporting on Empty

Features

Reporting on Empty

If the industry doesn’t provide for younger journalists, will they stay?

Marigo Farr

Sunset in Baltimore Sunset in Baltimore

Features

Sunset in Baltimore

David Smith built a television empire on sensational, crime-saturated newscasts. Then he bought Maryland’s premier newspaper.

Marc Fisher

Interview

How the AP Calls Elections

Interview

How the AP Calls Elections

Going behind the scenes with former Associated Press executive editor and Nieman visiting fellow, Sally Buzbee

Megan Cattel

KUER in Salt Lake City Has Launched Utah's First Bilingual Radio Station

Interview

KUER in Salt Lake City Has Launched Utah's First Bilingual Radio Station

The aim is to reach Utah’s growing Spanish-speaking population.

Helen Li

A Newsroom Where Everyone Has a Seat at the Table

Interview

A Newsroom Where Everyone Has a Seat at the Table

The 51st, a worker-led outlet, launches in the wake of DCist’s demise.

Marigo Farr

Visual Journalism

The Hands That Bring Day of the Dead to Life

Visual Journalism

The Hands That Bring Day of the Dead to Life

Mexican women farmers harvest cempasúchil blooms each year, keeping cultural traditions alive despite inequity

Greta Rico

Up to Bat

Visual Journalism

Up to Bat

A photographer chronicles Las Amazonas of Yaxunah, an Indigenous women’s softball team that’s challenging gender norms in rural Mexico.

Bénédicte Desrus

What’s at Stake on the Ocean Floor

Visual Journalism

What’s at Stake on the Ocean Floor

As governments and mining companies push to extract minerals from the deep sea, conservationists — and nature — warn us of the potential long-lasting ramifications

Laurel Chor

Summer 2024 Magazine

Saving the First Draft of History

Journalist’s Trade

Saving the First Draft of History

Archiving wasn’t perfect in the analog days, but preserving journalism in the digital age is increasingly complicated.

Gabe Bullard

Features

‘We Had No Place to Save the Stories’

Ann Cooper

Features

As Press Freedoms Erode in Bangladesh, Political Cartoonists Are Being Targeted by An Increasingly Authoritarian Regime

Sheikh Sabiha Alam

Features

Journalists See “Clear, Alarming Signals” for Press Freedom in Italy

Stefania D'Ignoti

Opinion

You’re as Good as Your Best Byline

Opinion

You’re as Good as Your Best Byline

A love letter to the journalists who toil

Katherine Lewis

Journalists Can Do Better Covering Mass Shootings 

Opinion

Journalists Can Do Better Covering Mass Shootings 

New recommended best practices reflect the experiences and concerns of survivors, who often feel exploited.

Amanda J. Crawford

The Long, Slow Death of the Newspaper Editorial

Opinion

The Long, Slow Death of the Newspaper Editorial

The same forces that gutted basic news reporting have claimed another casualty.

Paul Farhi

Live @ Lippmann

The Future of American Democracy Amid Deepening Polarization

Live @ Lippmann

The Future of American Democracy Amid Deepening Polarization

Harvard professor Archon Fung on the country’s political divisions and strategies for reaching across party lines.
How the Russian Independent Media Archive Is Defying Censorship — and Saving History

Live @ Lippmann

How the Russian Independent Media Archive Is Defying Censorship — and Saving History

Co-founders Masha Gessen and Ilia Venyavkin on how the RIMA is preserving the work of Russian independent media for future generations.
“Are You Going to Contribute to the Chaos? Or Are You Going to Thread Through and Be the Expert?”

Live @ Lippmann

“Are You Going to Contribute to the Chaos? Or Are You Going to Thread Through and Be the Expert?”

Maria Ressa and Glenda M. Gloria, NF ‘18, on standing up to dictators, big tech, and disinformation

International Journalism

How Ukrainian Media Is Navigating the Challenge of Reporting Ethically on the Russian Invasion

International Journalism

How Ukrainian Media Is Navigating the Challenge of Reporting Ethically on the Russian Invasion

Many news organizations are adapting to the realities brought by the ongoing conflict.

Chine Labbé

The Story Behind Doha Fashion Fridays The Story Behind Doha Fashion Fridays

International Journalism Visual Journalism

The Story Behind Doha Fashion Fridays

Since 2016, the pair behind the Instagram account have been documenting the migrant experience in Qatar.

Aparna Jayakumar

In Morocco, Press Freedom Advocates Say Sex Charges are Used to Silence Journalists In Morocco, Press Freedom Advocates Say Sex Charges are Used to Silence Journalists

Features International Journalism Watchdog

In Morocco, Press Freedom Advocates Say Sex Charges are Used to Silence Journalists

Despite a state-backed crackdown, some journalists are managing to do independent reporting

Aida Alami

How Journalists Beyond the U.S. Fight Back Against Government Intimidation How Journalists Beyond the U.S. Fight Back Against Government Intimidation

International Journalism

How Journalists Beyond the U.S. Fight Back Against Government Intimidation

A look at four countries — Belarus, Jordan, Thailand, and Nicaragua — where the mantle of “fake news” is used to intimidate and threaten, and how journalists are responding

Madeleine Schwartz