Articles

Muslims in America: Creating a New Beat

A New York Times reporter—a non-Muslim—looked for pathways into the Muslim experience and, once found, she immersed herself to tell the story.

Photo Gallery: Gulbuddin Elham

I was forced to postpone my studies at Kabul University’s school of journalism during the Taliban era. Now I am 30 years old, and I have three children. I chose…

Photo Gallery

I learned photography in my father’s studio in Kabul. Under Taliban rule I was arrested five times for "photograph related crimes" and for cutting my beard. I taught the first…

Photo Gallery: Safya Saify

I started a photography career in my university course of social science, where I focused on projects about women’s issues. The World Bank then offered me a scholarship to study…

Photo Gallery

When I joined Aïna Photo, I was its oldest member (at 40), and I probably still am. I was the only person to successfully film a documentary on the Taliban…

Five Years Later Afghanistan Faces New Threats From an Old Foe

An NPR correspondent who reported on the war in 2001 now finds stories to tell about an enemy who once seemed to be defeated.

Foreign Reporting: Adding Layers to What Goes in the Notebook

Using the tools of digital media, a reporter and photojournalist create a narrative multimedia account of what's happening in Afghanistan.

The Sights, Sounds and Smells of Afghanistan

A reporter and photographer from a midsized newspaper in Arkansas spent a month in Afghanistan so their readers would know what was happening there.

Sixty Years of Nieman Reports—And Still Counting

A look back at the magazine's first issue is a reminder of what has changed and all that remains the same.

Understanding the Risk

To communicate with people about risk, journalists need to better understand how and why people respond in the ways they do to messages they receive about danger. An expert in…