Features
Why Newsrooms Are Collaborating to Take on Ambitious Reporting Projects
By working together, news organizations can expand both their resources and reach
Recent Stories
Newsletter
In Mexico, “Even the President Thinks Journalists are the Enemy”
In our April 2022 newsletter: How violence and economics are threatening Mexico's local newsrooms, and introducing a new Nieman Reports series
Reporting at Risk
In Mexico, A Mix of Violence and Economics Threatens Local News Organizations
Newspapers once had the financial strength to resist pressure from politicians looking for favorable coverage. That independence is in danger
Books
How Misinformation Helped Fuel a Public Health Crisis
A new book argues that Covid-19 also spurred an “infodemic” as governments censored critical public health information
Reporting at Risk
En México, una mezcla de violencia y falta de recursos amenaza a la industria de las noticias
Los periódicos alguna vez tuvieron el respaldo económico para resistir las presiones de los políticos que buscaban cobertura favorable. Esa independencia está en peligro
Books
How to Democratize News for the Public Good
Journalism is damaged when we treat it as a commodity
Features
Don’t Look Away: Photojournalists Are Documenting the Brutality of Russia’s War in Ukraine
There are layers to bearing witness, from the war's victims, to journalists in the field, to readers like you
Live @ Lippmann
Dr. Ashish Jha on Bracing for the Pandemic’s Third Year
The leading public health expert discusses the press’ role in relaying public health directives, combating misinformation, and more
From the Curator
In Putin’s War on Ukraine, Journalists Are Targets, Too
Brent Renaud, a Nieman Fellow killed in Ukraine while working on a documentary about refugees, practiced a journalism of humility, humanity, and empathy
Features
Covering The War in Ukraine: “The Putin Regime Doesn’t Want Eye Witnesses”
Prior to the invasion, few Ukrainian journalists had experience working in conflict zones. Now the war has come to their homes
Opinion
It’s Time for Journalists to Talk Climate Change Solutions
News organizations have gotten better at saying “it’s real” but seem less ready to tell people “there’s hope”
