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By Diversifying Newsrooms, We Find People’s Full Humanity

By Diversifying Newsrooms, We Find People’s Full Humanity

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It’s Time to Go Beyond the Typical Election Coverage Playbook

It’s Time to Go Beyond the Typical Election Coverage Playbook

Russia’s unprovoked attack on the Ukrainian people, coupled with its massive disinformation and propaganda campaign amplified by state-controlled media, serve as a stark reminder of the role a free press…
Drawing the Pandemic: "A Cartoon Creates Its Own Little World"

Drawing the Pandemic: “A Cartoon Creates Its Own Little World”

New Yorker cartoonist Christopher Weyant, NF ’16, on capturing the dive into post-pandemic life:“Perhaps the only thing less entertaining than watching someone write a cartoon idea is a cartoonist describing…
Sarah Palin, The New York Times and the Limits of Political Messaging

Sarah Palin, The New York Times and the Limits of Political Messaging

When the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned a judgment against The New York Times almost 60 years ago and established a higher standard of proof for public officials in libel…
The History of Tuberculosis Holds Lessons For Modern Day Public Health

The History of Tuberculosis Holds Lessons For Modern Day Public Health

Vidya Krishnan, NF ’21, on writing her debut non-fiction book “Phantom Plague”  Dec. 20, 2016, was one of those winter mornings in New Delhi, India when everything was enveloped in…
Diverse Freelancers Play a Crucial Role in Journalism

Diverse Freelancers Play a Crucial Role in Journalism

Independent journalists can bring unique stories and talents to newsrooms looking to reach new audiences
Putin Shuts Down Russia's Free Press for Reporting Accurately on Ukraine

Putin Shuts Down Russia’s Free Press for Reporting Accurately on Ukraine

The crackdown on independent news outlets takes Russia back to the Soviet era
Reviving the Labor Beat: "Every One of Us is a Worker"

Reviving the Labor Beat: “Every One of Us is a Worker”

Four labor journalists joined Nieman Reports for a Twitter Spaces discussion on how newsrooms are making workplace safety and unionization front-page stories
Fighting for A Free Press in Ukraine — and Beyond

Fighting for A Free Press in Ukraine — and Beyond

As Ukrainians defend their country against the Russian invasion, journalists there and in other post-Soviet states guard their fragile press freedoms
Ukrainian Journalists Risk Everything to Stand Up to Putin

Ukrainian Journalists Risk Everything to Stand Up to Putin

Russia’s history of suppressing independent media at home offers clues about what might happen in Ukraine