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A Picture of Hope in a Woman-Led Nation

A Picture of Hope in a Woman-Led Nation

Photojournalist Andrea Bruce, a 2016 Nieman Fellow: “This story for National Geographic magazine was about women gaining political power across the world. Here, in New Zealand, young Maori women stood alongside…
December 2, 2020
Andrea Bruce
What One Milwaukee Journalist Learned from 18 Months Exploring Democracy

What One Milwaukee Journalist Learned from 18 Months Exploring Democracy

Being in a battleground state has meant having an embattled relationship with the news during the election season. As recently as this past weekend, President Donald Trump counted my hometown,…
December 1, 2020
Mary Louise Schumacher
How Journalists Beyond the U.S. Fight Back Against Government Intimidation

How Journalists Beyond the U.S. Fight Back Against Government Intimidation

President Trump may be leaving office but he and his rhetoric about fake news are here to stay. From the beginning of his presidential campaign, Trump has used the rubric…
November 24, 2020
Madeleine Schwartz
“Change Cannot be Reduced to Storytelling, but Storytelling is Very Often at the Beginning of Change”

“Change Cannot be Reduced to Storytelling, but Storytelling is Very Often at the Beginning of Change”

At Germany’s The New Institute, Georg Diez, NF ‘17, hopes storytelling is the catalyst for societal change.What is the power, urgency, some would say duty of journalism in the face…
November 24, 2020
Georg Diez
Amidst Political Turmoil in Belarus, a Revival of Trust in Independent Journalism

Amidst Political Turmoil in Belarus, a Revival of Trust in Independent Journalism

“Nearly everybody I know has been injured, beaten, detained, forced to flee, or has gone into hiding. It is personal. These are my friends. These are my fellow citizens,” says…
November 23, 2020
Annie Philip
In Zimbabwe, “Freedom of Expression and of the Media Remain Mirages”

In Zimbabwe, “Freedom of Expression and of the Media Remain Mirages”

Beatrice Mtetwa is a prominent human rights lawyer and free press advocate in Zimbabwe who is representing journalist Hopewell Chin’ono. He was granted bail and is expected to be released…
November 20, 2020
Obey Manayiti
Open Canada Covers Foreign Affairs with a Human Touch

Open Canada Covers Foreign Affairs with a Human Touch

Editor Michael Petrou, NF ’18, invites people whose voices aren’t usually heard in foreign policy publications to tell their storiesCanadians haven’t had to worry too much about the rest of…
November 19, 2020
Michael Petrou
Journalists Across Europe Collaborate to Cover Airbnb and Other Housing Issues

Journalists Across Europe Collaborate to Cover Airbnb and Other Housing Issues

One day in October 2019 a colleague alerted me to a meeting in Munich of representatives of European cities to discuss the impact of Airbnb on rental markets. There was…
November 17, 2020
Jose Miguel Calatayud
Adding Diverse Perspectives to Newsroom Discussions

Adding Diverse Perspectives to Newsroom Discussions

With their Diversifying Journalism project, 2020 Nieman Fellows Ana Campoy, Jasmine Brown, and Selymar Colón are building databases of journalists and experts of color.At the time I was looking for…
November 16, 2020
Ana Campoy
For Political Reporters, The Post-Trump Era Poses Practical—and Existential—Questions

For Political Reporters, The Post-Trump Era Poses Practical—and Existential—Questions

For the four years President Donald Trump was in office, political journalists covered an administration that repeatedly attacked the press, calling them the “enemy of the people,” and which repeatedly…
November 13, 2020
Allegra Hobbs