Articles

Melissa Bell of Vox Media: "Give People the Start of Understanding"

Melissa Bell of Vox Media: “Give People the Start of Understanding”

On the online publisher's embrace of Snapchat, its spirit of collaboration, and its determination to create a better advertising experience
How Newsrooms Handle Graphic Images of Violence

How Newsrooms Handle Graphic Images of Violence

Are images of violence and death too distressing to publish—or too important to ignore?
One Reporter's Lessons From Delivering His Own Newspaper

One Reporter’s Lessons From Delivering His Own Newspaper

The Boston Globe had a major delivery snafu for its print paper last week. The staff responding by going door to door themselves
How Participatory Journalism Turns News Consumers into Collaborators

How Participatory Journalism Turns News Consumers into Collaborators

Involving news consumers in the reporting process can improve stories and enhance audience engagement
Ethan Zuckerman: "Journalistic organizations … need to have a civic impact"

Ethan Zuckerman: “Journalistic organizations … need to have a civic impact”

The director of MIT's Center for Civic Media on business models, his dislike of Facebook, and participatory versus traditional media
How Cartoons Helped Define The New Yorker

How Cartoons Helped Define The New Yorker

In "Cast of Characters," Thomas Vinciguerra, a founding editor of The Week, examines the early cartoonists who put their stamp on The New Yorker
Damakant Jayshi, NF ’07, brings political and media factchecking to Nepal

Damakant Jayshi, NF ’07, brings political and media factchecking to Nepal

I have been fascinated with fact-checking ever since I first read about it during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. Now I’m proud to have brought this tradition to Nepal and…

Using Network News to Tell Small Stories with Big Impacts

How a TV producer learned to believe in the power of character-driven narratives that resonate with audiences

Shankar Vedantam, NF ’10, explores the frontiers of psychology in his new podcast

My NPR podcast “Hidden Brain” launched this fall, but it’s been more than a decade in the making, one that started mere blocks from Lippmann House.While reporting for The Washington Post…
To Fight Ad Blocking, Build Better Ads

To Fight Ad Blocking, Build Better Ads

As the use of blocking technology accelerates, publishers are exploring ways to serve up ads users actually want to see