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2012 Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism

During the 2012 Worth Bingham Prize dinner, New York Times reporter Sam Dolnick talked about the work that went into his award-winning series “Unlocked: Inside New Jersey’s Halfway Houses.” Nieman…

“Terrorism Has No Religion”

Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, came to the throne in 1999. Since then, he has expanded the rights of women, modernized his country, and established Bahrain as…

Reporting on Radicalization

Massachusetts Institute of Technology student Hajar Boughoula of Tunisia writes a message on the ground with chalk near a makeshift memorial for fallen MIT police officer Sean Collier on the…

How Latinos Are Seen and Heard in America

The demographics of the United States are rapidly changing and Latinos are playing an increasingly important role in politics and in the nation’s broader public discourse. During a special event…

Clark Gilbert Demonstrates Disruption at the Deseret News

Clark Gilbert is president and CEO of the Deseret News Publishing Company and Deseret Digital Media. But before he took over the Salt Lake City-based newspaper and television company, he…

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…