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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…

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…

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

The Nieman Foundation works to broaden its reach.

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

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…

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

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

‘Political journalists are using Web sites to tell stories they didn’t have room to tell in their newspapers.’

During the most turbulent years in China’s recent history, photojournalist Li Zhensheng documented the “human tragedies and personal foibles” of the Cultural Revolution and its aftermath for the Heilongjiang Daily…