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With Passion and Joy, Jim Bellows Enlivened Journalism

The Last EditorHow I Saved The New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times from Dullness and ComplacencyJim BellowsAndrews McMeel Publishing. 349 Pages. $28.95.All the talk these…

Winter 2002: Introduction

Journalists who devote considerable time to coverage of immigration and investigation of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) write about why they report on a topic that rarely makes Page…

Restoring and Renovating Walter Lippmann House

The Nieman Foundation is enlarging its home to meet the needs of its residents.
Reporting Science Means Looking for Cautionary Signals

Reporting Science Means Looking for Cautionary Signals

‘Experienced science writers try to keep the sense of uncertainty in their copy.’

Zombies on Roller Coasters

American media transport too many people to nowhere.

Celebrating a Journalist’s Life

Richard Harwood’s family donates his books to the Kovach Library.

Do Words and Pictures From the Middle East Matter?

A journalist from the region argues that U.S. policy is not affected by the way news is reported.

The Minefield of Language in Middle East Coverage

Journalists rarely have the time or space to navigate through the war of words.

The Daniel Pearl Video

A journalist explains why its horrific images should be treated as news.

Covering the Intifada: A Hazardous Beat

Photographers and journalists come under gunfire while reporting on the conflict.