Articles

A Downward Trend in Use of Anonymous Sources

Surveys of journalists and public opinion place the use and need for anonymous sources in a broader context.

Trainers Can Remain Foreign to Local Journalists

Due to cultural and language differences, trainers can be ‘regarded as a sort of extraterrestrial as they deliver their advice and lessons.’

Advice and Guidance for International Journalism Trainers

‘Until overseas trainers get to know the interests of the particular individuals with whom they’ll work, they are unlikely to be able to specify terms of success.’

Helping Armenian Reporters Dig Deeper

More in-depth and better-documented stories began to be told after an intensive training program.

The Nieman Reunion: A Time to Talk and Listen

‘I understand better our obligation to expand communication about the program through the tools of e-mail and the Web.’

A Challenging Experience in Cape Verde

‘There are journalists who justify their apathy with the lack of [good working] conditions.’

Training Iraqi Translators How to Act as Reporters

With concerns about safety, ‘our interpreters became something much more than translators.’

Press Silence Before Rwanda’s Genocide

‘If any of my students reacted against the government’s methods of control, they feared for their lives.’

When Journalism Training Isn’t Enough

‘… our newsrooms are impoverished, and it will take much more than training courses to correct the situation.’

Trust: What It Means for Journalism

‘For people to have trust in this profession, to whom do they look for various standards, for professionalization, of the journalistic craft?’