This is a strange time to be a Hungarian journalist. Working in a small Central European country, we had not been used to getting international attention. In recent years, however, we have often been approached by journalists from developed democracies, … Read more
By the time the FBI had begun publicly discussing a young Black man as a prime suspect in a high-profile missing person case in 2016, I had already taken a buyout and left The Sun News, the only daily newspaper … Read more
On Danish television recently, a conspiracy theorist named Michael Kastis was describing what he believed to be Bill Gates’ ghostly connections to the global vaccine industry. His audience, a friendly journalist named Mads Ellesøe, interrupted him. “Where does that come … Read more
Enemies of press freedom come in all shapes and sizes. Some are in military uniforms. Others in business suits. A few are in religious garb. And there are those in fancy robes too. And while restrictive laws are the main … Read more
I am writing to you today with profound sadness for the 19 elementary students and two teachers murdered on Tuesday during the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas. For the 10 people who were murdered at the Tops … Read more
This war, like any war, has no shortage of heroes: not only the Ukrainian recruits fighting valiantly against a far larger Russian military, but also journalists, Ukrainian and foreign, covering the war at great personal risk. These correspondents deserve our … Read more
For many, the world of data and cybersecurity can feel nebulous. But as abstract as blockchain, spyware, and Big Tech may seem, they have major implications for the everyday person’s privacy — and for journalism, on how reporters can incorporate … Read more
Collaborations have been at the heart of journalism since its earliest days. Stefanie Murray, the director of the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University, wrote in a recent piece in Nieman Reports that more than 175 years … Read more
In April, Nieman Fellows from the class of 2022 honored Rukhshana Media, an online news outlet in Afghanistan, with the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. Founded by Zahra Joya in 2020, Rukhshana Media centers … Read more
When The (Bergen) Record in northern New Jersey began tracking Covid-19 deaths and writing profiles about the deceased in March 2020, the task seemed manageable. Jim O’Neill, a longtime editor at The Record, handled the project. He combed through … Read more