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Learning To Be a Medical Journalist

‘If you already are a skilled reporter and writer, the transition to medical journalism should be relatively easy.’

Televised War Coverage in Namibia

‘It is evident that objective journalism has been lost in the “us” and “them” scenario ….’

Documenting Native Approaches to Wellness

With images and words, a journalist tells the story of a tribe’s effort to prevent and control Type II diabetes.

Blogging the War Away

A media critic wages his own media war against the coverage of the war.

Using Technology to Uncover Medical Stories

With computer-assisted reporting: Think small and big.

German Skepticism About America’s Intent and Goals in Iraq

One headline called it ‘The worst invasion of Baghdad since the Mongols.’

Getting a More Complete War Story

Arab + U.S. television = more accurate war coverage.

Summer 2003: Watchdog Reporting Introduction

As part of the Nieman Foundation’s Watchdog Journalism Project, Nieman Reports is featuring two articles about watchdog reporting. In the first, Deborah Henley, executive editor of The (Delaware) News Journal,…

Summer 2003: Introduction

It’s always been a tug-of-war between secretive government officials and those whose job it is—the press—to hold them and their actions accountable. In peaceful times, no elected leaders, no appointed…

Summer 2003: Medical Reporting Introduction

“The chasm between medical journalists and physicians appears mostly to be one of ignorance rather than conflicting interests or malice,” writes Terry L. Schraeder, who for 10 years worked as…