Articles

Navigating Through the Biofuels Jungle

‘Given my years of energy reporting in California, I could spot several warning signs early on; others took additional reporting to uncover.’

21st Century Muckrakers: Introduction

Fatima Tlisova witnessed the injustice of villagers being poisoned by pollution from a nuclear lab nearby; she reported their story in a place where journalists risk their lives for sharing…

Going to Where the Fish Are Disappearing

Investigative reporters in Sweden set out to tell the story of why and how illegal fishing of cod was happening—and what it meant to consumers and businesses in their country.

Jobs Change or Vanish: Niemans Discover an Unanticipated Bonus in Community Work

From tutoring to volunteer firefighting to working with at-risk children, fellows use their skills to dig into their surroundings.

‘We Know Where You Live’

Working for a Western magazine in Iran, a journalist finds that he has acquired some surprisingly close acquaintances—from the ministry of intelligence. And strangely, they are all called Mr. Mohammadi.

Filling a Local Void: J-School Students Tackle Watchdog Reporting

‘Those of us who have been investigative reporters have a responsibility to ensure that local watchdogging remains robust in our industry.’

Blogging in Iran

September 2001 – First Iranian blog appears on the Internet.November 2001 – Blogger Hossein Derakhshan develops a step-by-step guide to blogging in Farsi.RELATED ARTICLE“Attempting to Silence Iran’s ‘Weblogistan’”– Mohamed Abdel…

Your Eyes Say That You Have Cried

‘Today’s generation of Iranian women reporters are doing big things. Their mark will be left on history.’

The Human Lessons: They Lie at the Core of Reporting in Iran

‘When we work in countries without press freedoms, we scarcely know the pressures on the people we encounter, the complexities of their motivations, the dimensions of their fears.’

The Challenges and Opportunities of 21st Century Muckraking

The articles about public health, safety and trust in this issue of Nieman Reports are a reminder of the essential role that watchdog reporting plays in our lives. Contemporary exposés…