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Correspondents: They Come in Different Shapes and Sizes

A BBC correspondent describes the benefits of three approaches to foreign news coverage—with caveats accompanying each one.

The Sometimes Bumpy Nonprofit Ride Into Digital Foreign Correspondence

‘We began with the naïve assumption that if we covered the costs of getting journalists to the field they would be able to earn a decent income through placement of…
Into Africa—With a Newspaper in Iowa

Into Africa—With a Newspaper in Iowa

With International Reporting Project support, ‘my story reminded Iowans that it’s not just the large coastal papers that bring them news from abroad.’
Chasing Haiti

Chasing Haiti

‘Spending enough time in a tormented country for the reality to truly sink in is a painful experience.’

Bearing Witness: The Poet as Journalist

‘I stand as a witness to the silences—to what goes unspoken and ignored—to the things that float away as if insubstantial but that are filled with the simple breaths of…

Should Local Voices Bring Us Foreign News?

‘Depending on who is making the argument, the idea of not having foreign correspondents is either something to fear or look forward to.’

Global Investigative Reporting Effort Exposes Asbestos Trade

Exposing the booming asbestos trade in the developing world became the most recent of many projects undertaken by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
A Texas Border Community Grapples With Illegal Immigration

A Texas Border Community Grapples With Illegal Immigration

The Victoria Advocate’s multimedia reporting about a tragedy involving human trafficking elicits vociferous criticism and civil conversation in community events.
The Uninvited: Snapshots From Hyena Square

The Uninvited: Snapshots From Hyena Square

I’m standing at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro with my close friend and colleague Kevin Sites. At this celebratory moment, watching the sunrise from the “rooftop of Africa,” I have…

In South Africa, Connecting With a Wealth of Nieman Fellows and Finding Signs of Hope

A first trip to the former land of apartheid is a time to renew friendships and ponder the nation’s future.