Articles

The Messy Transition Ahead

When the dust started settling on the 2004 presidential election, journalists were doing our usual postmortems about our coverage and influence (or lack thereof) on the election. For the first…

Winter 2004: Words & Reflections Introduction

Can journalism survive in this era of punditry and attitude? If so, how?Nieman Reports posed this question about journalism’s future to 15 journalists who work in radio and television, at…

Editorial Page Editors and Cartoonists: A Difficult Alliance

‘A cartoonist’s world is black and white, while an editor’s universe is imbued with shades of gray.’

Martha Stewart or Genocide: The Cartoonists’ Conundrum

The role of humor in editorial cartoons is being debated.

Making Visible What Is Purposely Hidden

Author Mark Dow writes about what happens, but is usually unseen, in immigration prisons.

The Evolving Role and Reputation of Arab Broadcasters

Shifting perceptions of reality in Iraq ‘expose the futility of our journalistic faith in the truth.’

An Historic Look at Political Cartoons

‘The future of editorial cartooning in America is uncertain, but the past holds lessons for us all.’

Squeezing Originality Out of Editorial Cartoons

‘The resulting sameness of so much of our work has left us vulnerable.’

A New Advisory Board for the Nieman Foundation

‘… the staff and I needed the wise counsel that a group of advisors could provide.’

A Life’s Work Reconsidered

A reporter, kidnapped in Fallujah, reflects in the aftermath of that experience.