Articles Nimble with Numbers John A. McDermott founded The Chicago Reporter in 1972. Despite his best intentions, the Reporter is still around today.A civil rights activist who stood with the Rev. Martin Luther King… January 29, 2014 Susan Smith Richardson Urban Ruins and the “New Unconscious” Professor Achille Mbembe, left, spoke with Greg Marinovich and other 2014 Nieman Fellows about the new global condition, in which the south and the north are increasingly entangled. Photo by… January 23, 2014 Jonathan Seitz Surveillance and Security The National Security Agency has been accused of collecting data from the servers of web companies like Google, whose data center in Council Bluffs, Iowa is pictured here. Image courtesy… January 9, 2014 Toni Locy Remembering Nelson Mandela Former South African President Nelson Mandela died on December 5, 2013. Photo by Greg MarinovichAs the world grapples with the death of Nelson Mandela, journalists are reflecting on the man… December 17, 2013 Mandela’s Moral Authority In 1990, an elderly man emerged from 27 years in prison into a country whose future was balanced on a knife-edge and which the world had long believed would not… December 16, 2013 Fleur de Villiers Top 10 Investigative Journalism Books of 2013 “Dirty Wars,” Jeremy Scahill’s exposé on the U.S. government’s tactics for fighting terrorism since September 11, 2001, is Steve Weinberg’s pick for best investigative journalism book of 2013. Author photo… December 13, 2013 Steve Weinberg Mandela’s Humility Pippa Green, NF ’99, recalls the man who shunned pomp December 12, 2013 Pippa Green Lesson from Mandela Outside Nelson Mandela’s residence in Houghton, Johannesburg. Photo by Nadia TrompThe trumpet cries, fading into nothingness, then strong again, as the crowd heaves and sways to the sounds of “Nkosi… December 11, 2013 Nadia Tromp Mandela and the Interview that Reverberated Around the World Richard Steyn, NF ’86, editor of The Star, was granted a one-on-one interview with Nelson Mandela during his first trip back to Robben Island after his release from prison. Photo… December 10, 2013 Richard Steyn Covering Mandela: From Imprisonment to Freedom Nearly 26 years separated my first and second encounter with Nelson Mandela.The first time, the African National Congress leader was in the dock in Pretoria facing a strong chance of… December 8, 2013 John Ryan Previous 1 … 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 … 437 Next
