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Narrative Journalism in the Era of the Web

‘Once the idea of using footnotes took hold, the question became whether we could use them for more than their usual purpose of attribution …’

Taking the Big Gulp

‘The Web is its own medium with its own characteristics. It is not newspapers. It is not TV news. It is not radio.’

Goodbye to All That—A Memoir

‘My introduction to daily journalism began with a murder. My introduction to Niemanry also began with a murder.’

The Challenge of Community Building

Knight Foundation asks whether the community role newspapers play can be replicated by new media and offers to support those who show it can.

Journalism and Web 2.0

‘Tomorrow’s potential readers are using the Web in ways we can hardly imagine, and if we want to remain significant for them, we need to understand how.’

We Can Adjust to Changing Demands, But Should We?

‘People can adapt to anything if the order comes from the person who signs the paychecks.’

Risk-Adverse Newspapers Won’t Cross the Digital Divide

‘Newspapers lacked the external vision necessary to see the vast range of opportunities created by the Internet.’

Toward a New Journalism With Verification

‘This journalism must recognize that the distribution, the organization, and the sources of our work must change.’

Newspaper Gallery

This model #1 linotype machine, built between January and June 1893, was first used in the Baltimore, Maryland area. It was sold to The Rappahanock Record circa 1925. Newseum collection/gift,…

Caught in the Web

As journalists, we think about what the Web means for work we do in reporting and disseminating news and information. Given its transformative capacity, we can regard the Web as…