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An NPR Series Reconsiders the Question: “Where Are You From?”

An NPR Series Reconsiders the Question: “Where Are You From?”

Through intergenerational conversations, 2021 visiting fellow Anjuli Sastry Krbechek highlights how immigrant communities of color grapple with their own identities When I first came up with the idea for “Where…
A Lucky Break Leads To A Book About Covid Vaccines

A Lucky Break Leads To A Book About Covid Vaccines

David Heath, NF ’06, kept digging until he found the scientists behind the mRNA researchIn the pandemic’s early days, I tried to persuade Moderna’s press handlers to give me a…
In Journalism, Salary Transparency Shouldn’t Be A Radical Idea

In Journalism, Salary Transparency Shouldn’t Be A Radical Idea

Sharing salary information can help journalists of color and women achieve pay parity
Why Immigration Coverage Needs to Center Migrants' Stories

Why Immigration Coverage Needs to Center Migrants’ Stories

It's time to ditch the question, “does this hurt Democrats or Republicans more?"
Trymaine Lee: “Our Allegiances Are to the Truth, and to the People”

Trymaine Lee: “Our Allegiances Are to the Truth, and to the People”

From the killing of Trayvon Martin to the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, Trymaine Lee has been on the ground reporting some of the largest racial justice stories of the…
Want to Make Real Progress in Newsroom DEI? Audience Engagement is Essential

Want to Make Real Progress in Newsroom DEI? Audience Engagement is Essential

Most newsrooms think of diversity and inclusion work as an internal affair, but those efforts won’t succeed in a bubble
NYT Reporters on Afghanistan’s Media Landscape Under the Taliban: “Afghan Journalism in Exile Can Happen”

NYT Reporters on Afghanistan’s Media Landscape Under the Taliban: “Afghan Journalism in Exile Can Happen”

In the five months since the Taliban seized control of Kabul, the situation in Afghanistan remains precarious. Billions of dollars in international aid, including from the U.S., have been suspended…
Meet the Buildings That Housed Chicago’s Black Press

Meet the Buildings That Housed Chicago’s Black Press

From The Chicago Defender to Ebony, many prominent Black media outlets have called Chicago home. The buildings the Black press occupied in the city helped establish their identities as outlets…
An Insider Glimpse Into the Story of the Pentagon Papers Case

An Insider Glimpse Into the Story of the Pentagon Papers Case

A new book offers in-depth interviews with eight people committed to free press, including a lawyer behind the Pentagon Papers case
Covering Covid-19 and Connecting with Sources in Quiet Moments

Covering Covid-19 and Connecting with Sources in Quiet Moments

Bethany Mollenkof, photojournalist and 2021 Nieman Visiting Fellow, on photographing the devastation the coronavirus is bringing to Southern and rural Black communities: “When I am creating portraits of someone, I…