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The Education of a Foreign Correspondent

In 1992, when I went to Sarajevo as a young and idealistic reporter to cover the Balkan wars, there were no hostile environment courses and no PTSD de-briefings. We learned…
Adopting Journalistic Techniques at the United Nations

Adopting Journalistic Techniques at the United Nations

A photojournalist explains his decision to leave behind the freelance life and join the U.N.'s communications department
Kalpana Jain, NF ’09, teaches girls in India  to report  stories the media misses

Kalpana Jain, NF ’09, teaches girls in India to report stories the media misses

This summer, in the villages of north India, I trained rural young women, ages 15 to 22, in the skills of journalism so they could claim their own voices and…

Cristian Lupsa, NF ’14, on narrative’s inroads in Romania

In Romania, there is little tradition of deeply reported, well-told true stories, partly a result of an immature media culture, partly a symptom of 40-plus years of communism that has…
Who Owns the News in Indonesia?

Who Owns the News in Indonesia?

Corporate media ownership mixes with politics to create challenges for independent journalists
David Finkel and the Art of Immersion Reporting

David Finkel and the Art of Immersion Reporting

David Finkel is a master of immersion reporting, most brilliantly showcased in his two books that follow U.S. soldiers in Iraq and their return to civilian life. A member of…
What GamerGate Can Teach Journalists About Handling Twitter Storms

What GamerGate Can Teach Journalists About Handling Twitter Storms

Key to weathering a social storm is understanding that there may be legitimate criticism worth addressing
What's the Difference Between Activism and Journalism?

What’s the Difference Between Activism and Journalism?

As technology changes how news is gathered and delivered, should journalism continue to be sharply distinguished from activism and other kinds of free speech?

Telling Complicated, Beautiful Stories About Chicago

Growing up, if my sister and I were reading, we didn’t have to do chores. So, we read all the time. We loved a good story.My mother wanted us to…
Why Journalists Take the Risk to Report from Dangerous Places

Why Journalists Take the Risk to Report from Dangerous Places

When entire regions are no-go zones for journalists, what do we accept as news?