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The Man from Lesterland

Lawrence Lessig, in conversation with Nieman Foundation curator Ann Marie Lipinski. Photo by Jonathan Seitz.[View the story “The Man from Lesterland” on Storify]…
“Some of the Worst Things I've Ever Seen”

“Some of the Worst Things I’ve Ever Seen”

A still from the video shot by David Abel.As part of his Nieman Fellowship, Boston Globe reporter David Abel is taking a class on how to make documentary films. Yesterday…

Twitter, Credibility and The Watertown Manhunt

Twitter coverage of the manhunt in Watertown marks a wake-up call to journalists everywhere. Even more remarkable are the implications for ordinary citizens who, without a press pass, intentionally plant…

You Can’t Rush Great Journalism

Photojournalist and filmmaker Molly Bingham writes that good journalism takes time—including time on the ground. And if we can't find some way to afford it, then our journalism will suffer.…

Niemans Cover the Boston Marathon Bombs

A selection of stories by Niemans about the Boston attacksThe explosions at the Boston Marathon made front-page news around the world, with Liberation in Paris, El Pais in Madrid, and…

Remembering Anthony Lewis

Anthony Lewis, a former New York Times reporter and columnist, author, and longtime advocate for free speech and justice, has died at the age of 85. A Nieman Fellow in…

Murrey Marder: “Utterly Tenacious About the Truth”

Murrey Marder, who wrote for The Washington Post for 39 years, was one of the most significant journalists of our time. He will be best remembered for having been the…

Jenna Wortham, Brian Stelter talk NYTimes, online world

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Murrey Marder, a “Steady and Wise Watchdog”

Morton Mintz, a 1964 Nieman Fellow, who worked at The Washington Post with Murrey Marder for many years offered this remembrance of Marder, who died March 11 at the age…

“What’s ‘All’?”

Kathleen Carroll, executive editor of The Associated Press, speaking at the Nieman Foundation on March 27, 2013. Photo by Jonathan SeitzDuring a talk at the Nieman Foundation on March 27,…