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Anthony Lewis in Nieman Reports

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…

“Ask the Question You’re Afraid to Ask”

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…

Remembering Tony Lewis

Tony Lewis was a welcome presence at Lippmann House.In my early years as curator, Tony would come by during orientation to help the international fellows understand the history and meaning…

Remembering Tony Lewis

Anthony Lewis at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts in January 2013. Photo by Jonathan Seitz Tony Lewis was a welcome presence at Lippmann House. In my early years as curator,…

Jailed for Seeking Justice

Beatrice Mtetwa visiting her old elementary school. Image taken from the film “Beatrice Mtetwa and the Rule of Law”“You know this has to be done, somebody has to do it,…

Chinua Achebe: Unstoppable, Unbeatable

Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe, author of “Things Fall Apart,” died on March 11. Photo by Craig Ruddle/The Associated PressThe story of Africa and the insight many have into her traditions…

What Happened in Qubair

Deborah Amos, NF ’92, on covering a massacre in a central Syrian farming village

No Such Thing as “Foreign” Anymore

Maria Balinska, NF ’10, on why it’s time to mash up local and global news

The Story Behind ‘Playing With Fire’

In April 2011, Chicago Tribune reporter Patricia Callahan sat in a California Senate hearing, listening in rapt attention as burn surgeon David Heimbach described in excruciating detail how a seven-week-old…

“Truth Is Not About What the Majority Believes”

Documentary filmmaker and author Errol Morris on how we are all error-generating machines