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The Wide Web of Innovation

In chronicling the evolution of news, the Nieman Journalism Lab tracks start-ups, identifies innovations, and shares lessons about how quality journalism can thrive in the Internet age. Not every success…

Honoring a Pioneering Journalist from Libya

Mohammed Nabbous, honored posthumously; his widow Samra Naas; and their daughter Mayar. Photo by Lisa Abitbol (right).During the early days of Libya’s revolution, Mohammed “Mo” Nabbous was the first in…

Gay Talese: The New York Observer

Gay Talese helped launch literary journalism in 1966 when Esquire published his profile “Frank Sinatra Has a Cold.” He shares his thoughts on the craft.

To Kill a Story

After Chauncey Bailey was murdered, journalists banded together to finish his investigation.
Common Ground

Common Ground

Anja Niedringhaus has worked on the frontlines of many major conflicts over the past two decades. Here she reflects on work from her new book “At War.”
‘What Gets Attention, Gets Funded’

‘What Gets Attention, Gets Funded’

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“Blowing Up the Newsroom” (and Other Thoughts on Survival)

We invited members of the American Society of News Editors to say what one change they’d most like to make to their newspaper. Their answers ranged from a return to…

The Great Young Hope

I wish I could say that revolutionizing newsrooms like the one I left at the Los Angeles Times in January 2008 is all that’s needed to change the fortunes of…

Empty Nest Syndrome

RELATED ARTICLE“Turn the Newsroom Inside Out”– Mike PrideLike any institution, today’s Concord Monitor is captive to past decisions. Just over two decades ago, before cell phones and the Internet were…

A Bridge to the Future

Instead of printing the paper every day, ‘we would provide to our subscribers an e-reader such as a Kindle or a Nook. This serves the dual purpose of strengthening our…