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How Misinformation Helped Fuel a Public Health Crisis

How Misinformation Helped Fuel a Public Health Crisis

In their new book, “The Infodemic: How Censorship and Lies Made the World Sicker and Less Free,” published by Columbia Global Reports on April 26, Robert Mahoney and Joel Simon…
In Mexico, A Mix of Violence and Economics Threatens Local News Organizations

In Mexico, A Mix of Violence and Economics Threatens Local News Organizations

Newspapers once had the financial strength to resist pressure from politicians looking for favorable coverage. That independence is in danger
En México, una mezcla de violencia y falta de recursos amenaza a la industria de las noticias

En México, una mezcla de violencia y falta de recursos amenaza a la industria de las noticias

Los periódicos alguna vez tuvieron el respaldo económico para resistir las presiones de los políticos que buscaban cobertura favorable. Esa independencia está en peligro
How to Democratize News for the Public Good

How to Democratize News for the Public Good

“Democratize Work: The Case for Reorganizing the Economy,” by Isabelle Ferreras, Julie Battilana, and Dominique Méda, asks the question: What happens to a society — and a planet rattled by…
Don’t Look Away: Photojournalists Are Documenting the Brutality of Russia’s War in Ukraine

Don’t Look Away: Photojournalists Are Documenting the Brutality of Russia’s War in Ukraine

There are layers to bearing witness, from the war's victims, to journalists in the field, to readers like you
Dr. Ashish Jha on Bracing for the Pandemic’s Third Year

Dr. Ashish Jha on Bracing for the Pandemic’s Third Year

The leading public health expert discusses the press’ role in relaying public health directives, combating misinformation, and more
In Putin’s War on Ukraine, Journalists Are Targets, Too

In Putin’s War on Ukraine, Journalists Are Targets, Too

Brent Renaud, a Nieman Fellow killed in Ukraine while working on a documentary about refugees, practiced a journalism of humility, humanity, and empathy
When They Started Running

When They Started Running

Maciek Nabrdalik, NF ’17, on photographing the Ukrainian refugee crisis at the Polish border:“I’ve been covering this refugee crisis on the Polish border for The New York Times since the…
It’s Time for Journalists to Talk Climate Change Solutions

It’s Time for Journalists to Talk Climate Change Solutions

News organizations have gotten better at saying “it’s real” but seem less ready to tell people “there’s hope”
Covering The War in Ukraine: "The Putin Regime Doesn’t Want Eye Witnesses"

Covering The War in Ukraine: “The Putin Regime Doesn’t Want Eye Witnesses”

Prior to the invasion, few Ukrainian journalists had experience working in conflict zones. Now the war has come to their homes