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A Visual and Visceral Connection to the Cultural Revolution

‘Morning Sun’ explores the psychological and emotional topography of Mao’s China.

‘Red-Color News Soldier’

From the mid-1960’s to the early 1980’s, Li Zhensheng, a photojournalist, took thousands of rolls of film for the Heilongjiang Daily, the leading newspaper in Harbin, China. He was able…

Friendships, Feuds and Betrayal in the Newsroom

Arthur Gelb’s memoir reflects on The New York Times’s inner workings.

Ken Auletta’s ‘Backstory’ Reveals Insights About the Business of News

What happens when the romance of journalism collides with the reality of business?

Spring 2004: Words & Reflections Introduction

War and TerrorIn Nieman Reports’s continuing effort to chronicle the various ways in which journalists are approaching coverage of war and terror, John Koopman, a features writer at the San…

Murder Trials and Media Sensationalism

The press frenzy of a century ago echoes in the coverage of trials today.

Visualizing the War on Terror

The book, ‘War,’ offers an impartial look at its realities.

‘Liberty in the Balance’

The Sacramento Bee investigated what’s happening to civil liberties instead of sending reporters to cover the war in Iraq.

The Voice of Independent Journalism

‘Political cartoonists push the limits of free speech daily.’

Iraq Reporting Becomes a Literary Portrayal of War

His editor said to him: ‘That’s your story. Man’s fascination with war.’