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American Democracy is Under Threat — and Newsrooms Are Mobilizing to Cover It

American Democracy is Under Threat — and Newsrooms Are Mobilizing to Cover It

Reporters need to focus on local election agencies and move beyond horse race political coverage
June 13, 2022
Celeste Katz Marston
I witnessed Orbán crack down on Hungary's free press. Here’s my advice to journalists facing similar threats

I witnessed Orbán crack down on Hungary’s free press. Here’s my advice to journalists facing similar threats

When you come under attack as a journalist, don’t make yourself the center of the story
June 9, 2022
András Pethő
The Media Wrongly Helped Destroy Timothy Taylor’s Life. Here’s How to Avoid Making the Same Mistakes Again

The Media Wrongly Helped Destroy Timothy Taylor’s Life. Here’s How to Avoid Making the Same Mistakes Again

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…
June 6, 2022
Issac J. Bailey
Opinion Pieces (Including This One) Are Ruining the Internet

Opinion Pieces (Including This One) Are Ruining the Internet

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…
June 3, 2022
Jakob Moll
Judges, Too, Can Be Enemies of the Press

Judges, Too, Can Be Enemies of the Press

In Malaysia, news organizations can find themselves on the losing end of expensive lawsuits
June 1, 2022
Steven Gan
Piercing Putin’s Truth Blockade

Piercing Putin’s Truth Blockade

A handful of courageous Russian journalists are fighting on the frontline of an information war. It is a battle that affects us all
May 27, 2022
Roman Anin
Companies Rely On Journalism To Not Cover Tech. Here’s How To

Companies Rely On Journalism To Not Cover Tech. Here’s How To

“Security guru” Bruce Schneier on good data hygiene for journalists, how newsrooms can protect their staff from cyberattacks, and more
May 25, 2022
Rukhshana Media: “Do Not Forget Afghanistan”

Rukhshana Media: “Do Not Forget Afghanistan”

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…
May 19, 2022
Why Newsrooms Are Collaborating to Take on Ambitious Reporting Projects

Why Newsrooms Are Collaborating to Take on Ambitious Reporting Projects

By working together, news organizations can expand both their resources and reach
May 18, 2022
Stefanie Murray
The Press and the Presidency, from Washington to Trump

The Press and the Presidency, from Washington to Trump

The Trump years marked a soured relationship between the press and the presidency: Misinformation ran rampant, the partisan divide cut deeper, and the White House routinely launched attacks against journalists.…
May 16, 2022
Jon Marshall