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It’s an Online World for Young People and Political News

Why are young people turning away from the mainstream media? And where are they going to get their political news and information?

Meeting Resistance on Iraq

On-the-ground reporting with resistance fighters in Baghdad revealed a different narrative than the one portrayed by many in the mainstream news.

The Visual Challenge of Documenting Secrecy

In filming ‘Secrecy,’ the challenge wasn’t access, but finding the best ways to make what is usually hidden from view visible, personal and approachable.

Linking Newspaper Readers to the Best Political Coverage

“Given the dynamics of the Web … how do news organizations and journalists best serve political news consumers?”
Iraqis: Making Visible the Scars of Exile

Iraqis: Making Visible the Scars of Exile

Clothes drying in a window in the Darat al Rashid area, where many Iraqi refugees live. Amman, Jordan. April 2007. Photo by © 2008 Lori Grinker The living-sleeping room, in…

‘How Long Can You Look at a Red Leaf?’

View photos below »I had one chance to see Ansel Adams. In my senior year in college in 1976, I attended a media jobs fair at Howard University. I did…

Revealing War on a Human Scale

‘It became heroic, tragic, visceral, incomprehensible, beautiful and grotesque — in a word: human.’

Reporting From Kansas for MTV’s Street Team

‘If we want to be successful on the Web, it‘s got to be “guerrilla journalism,” edgy and unpredictable.’

Private Military Contractors: Determining Accountability

‘The reliance on private contractors and a web of subcontractors can come with a staggering price.’

It’s an Online World for Young People and Political News

‘My generation doesn't trust what the lone anchor tells us, nor the pundit, nor the panel of experts.’