Articles

1950: The Captive Press

How a Senator Can Monopolize the Loudspeaker
December 15, 1999
Douglass Cater

The Story Roy DeCarava’s Photographs Tell About a Different Black America

[This article originally appeared in the Summer 1998 issue of Nieman Reports.]Roy DeCarava doesn’t occupy a space, he blends with it. But to say that his approach to photography is…
December 15, 1999
Lester Sloan

1999: In Yugoslavia, the Consequences of Not Reporting the Truth

Journalists’ failure to report honestly empowers tyrants.
December 15, 1999
Chris Hedges

1998: Questioning If Guilt Without Punishment Will Lead to Reconciliation

The black press relives its own horrors and seeks justice.
December 15, 1999
Mathatha Tsedu

1997: One David, Two Goliaths

The Struggle for Independent Media in Burundi
December 15, 1999
Bryan Rich

1997: What Happens When the Cameras Leave?

Rwandan refugees set up camps outside Goma. UN [United Nations] photo/John Isaac. [This article originally appeared in the Summer 1997 issue of Nieman Reports.]I gleaned a lot of utterly bizarre…
December 15, 1999
Ann K. Cooper

1993: Scouts Without Compasses

War in the Balkans is forcing correspondents to rewrite their guidelines.
December 15, 1999
Sylvia Poggioli

1992: The Kept Mexican Press

Cash handouts to publishers, editors and reporters determine what newspapers print.
December 15, 1999
Raymundo Riva-Palacio
1988: In Memoriam: Percy Qoboza

1988: In Memoriam: Percy Qoboza

Nieman Fellow 1976
December 15, 1999
Dennis Pather

1983: Freedom of the Press

Is the Western press listening to its colleagues in Third World countries?
December 15, 1999
M.G.G. Pillai