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In India, Journalists “Are Fighting For Whether Truth is Meaningful or Not”

In India, Journalists “Are Fighting For Whether Truth is Meaningful or Not”

The past few weeks have been challenging for independent media in India.At least nine Indian journalists found themselves facing criminal charges for reporting that police allegedly shot a farmer during…
February 25, 2021
Madeleine Schwartz
Upending the Journalism We’ve Always Done to Better Serve Communities

Upending the Journalism We’ve Always Done to Better Serve Communities

With URL Media, S. Mitra Kalita, a 2021 Nieman Visiting Fellow, seeks to elevate Black and brown media organizations.The June primary to represent my district in the state legislature in…
February 24, 2021
S. Mitra Kalita
Redefining What It Means to Cover War

Redefining What It Means to Cover War

I never set out to cover wars. What I wanted was to report overseas, understand foreign lands, explore how the world worked. But my timing was off — or perhaps…
February 23, 2021
Alissa J. Rubin
With Fresh Start, The Boston Globe Weighs News Value of Older Articles Versus Individual Harm

With Fresh Start, The Boston Globe Weighs News Value of Older Articles Versus Individual Harm

Should a single mistake define you for the rest of your life?That’s the central question behind “Fresh Start,” a new initiative at The Boston Globe where we allow people named…
February 18, 2021
Jason Tuohey
With the Loss of Physical Newsrooms, How are Young Journalists Faring?

With the Loss of Physical Newsrooms, How are Young Journalists Faring?

When the pandemic hit, Emily Brindley and Alex Putterman, two young journalists at the Hartford Courant, were taken off their usual beats to report on Covid-19. What was supposed to…
February 17, 2021
Clio Chang
True Newsroom Diversity Must Account for Disability Status, Too

True Newsroom Diversity Must Account for Disability Status, Too

I am one of a handful of openly disabled journalists. I have had to actively find every other disabled journalist I know. Some of us are closeted.It’s impossible to know,…
February 17, 2021
Sara Luterman
The Complexity of Reporting on Age, Race, and the Covid-19 Vaccine

The Complexity of Reporting on Age, Race, and the Covid-19 Vaccine

Something journalists need to better convey to our audiences: Because of demographic realities, prioritizing age in Covid-19 vaccination efforts is akin to prioritizing white Americans.White people live longer on average…
February 16, 2021
Issac J. Bailey
Examining the Future of the American Art Critic

Examining the Future of the American Art Critic

With her documentary “Out of the Picture,” Mary Louise Schumacher, NF ’17, hopes to prompt national conversation about art criticism and how meaning gets made in the 21st century:When I…
February 12, 2021
Mary Louise Schumacher
Criminal Justice Reporter Wesley Lowery Asks, What if the Process Itself is Unfair?

Criminal Justice Reporter Wesley Lowery Asks, What if the Process Itself is Unfair?

Wesley Lowery was just 25 when The Washington Post won a Pulitzer for the newspaper’s “Fatal Force” project in 2016. Lowery was the driving force behind the project, a database…
February 10, 2021
Public Exchanges on Race Are Healthy for News Outlets and Audiences

Public Exchanges on Race Are Healthy for News Outlets and Audiences

I’ve been stuck on the discussion about the resignation of New York Times science reporter Donald McNeil Jr. for the past few days. I don’t have a firm opinion on…
February 9, 2021
Issac J. Bailey