Articles

The President, Press and Weapons of Mass Destruction

‘Why has the WMD story been so difficult for the press to investigate and tell?’

Summer 2004: International Journalism Introduction

The Bangkok Post managed to avoid Prime Minister Thaksin’s wrath “at a time when less august watchdogs within the Thai press were being systematically silenced,” says Philip J. Cunningham, who…

Summer 2004: Introduction

War and Terror“Government has no legitimate claim to sole control of secrecy decisions, even on matters of common defense,” Barton Gellman, a Washington Post project reporter observed when he spoke…

Resources for Reporting on Violence

Much of what we have learned, and of what we teach, is included in the book I co-wrote with William Coté of Michigan State University called “Covering Violence: A Guide…

Newsroom Training at Urban High Schools

By learning hands-on skills, minority students take the first step to becoming journalists.

Dedicating the Knight Center at Lippmann House

The Nieman Foundation works to broaden its reach.

Making Decisions About What to Publish

Several examples demonstrate how the press and government officials interact when it comes to secrecy.

The Language and Culture of the Energy Beat

The first time I communicated in French and actually understood the response, I was elated. Those foreign syllables really did mean something, and as my misunderstandings and mispronunciations decreased, my…

Shoe Leather Beats BlackBerries

Too much time is spent with candidates, not enough learning from voters.

‘The Unbearable Heaviness of Industry’

‘In China, the road to full industrialization is gradually but surely unveiling itself.’