Articles

Courageous Zimbabwean Editor Becomes a Nieman Fellow

‘Like a recurring nightmare, Nyarota became a frequent occupant of Harare’s police cells.’
March 15, 2003
Shyaka Kanuma

Journalists Built a Bridge of Understanding Between East and West

During the cold war, Soviet and American editors learned from one another.
March 15, 2003
Watson Sims

Creating a Different Approach to Telling the News

An American journalism professor teaches students about free speech in authoritarian Uzbekistan.
March 15, 2003
Nicholas Daniloff

Consequences Occur When Reporters Testify

A reporter urges journalists to be better watchdogs of the war crimes tribunal process.
March 15, 2003
Roy Gutman

Roy Gutman’s Witness Statement

What follows are excerpts from a witness statement that Roy Gutman, diplomatic correspondent for Newsweek, filed in the motion on behalf of Jonathan Randal to set aside his confidential subpoena…
March 15, 2003

Elizabeth Neuffer’s Affidavit

Elizabeth Neuffer has reported for The Boston Globe for more than 14 years, including reporting on war crimes in Bosnia and Rwanda. She is also the author of “The Key…
March 15, 2003

Media Ownership and the Quality of News

As the Federal Communications Commission considers changing rules, journalists need to pay better attention.
March 15, 2003
Bob Giles

Reflecting the Life of China in the Mirror of His Life

A Chinese scholar and one-time journalist describes what happened to him during the Cultural Revolution.
March 15, 2003
Yvonne van der Heijden

Objectivity Without Neutrality

A Bosnian journalist reflects on the value of testifying about the crimes of genocide.
March 15, 2003
Kemal Kurspahic

Testing Different Expectations of Journalism

An American journalist wrestles with the request to provide evidence to a war crimes tribunal.
March 15, 2003
Nina Bernstein