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

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

“It’s hard to believe that it’s going to quickly go back to the way it was before”
Creating a Podcast About a Challenge That Will Outlast the Pandemic: Climate Change

Creating a Podcast About a Challenge That Will Outlast the Pandemic: Climate Change

With the new CBC podcast “What On Earth,” Laura Lynch, NF ’00, is bringing climate change coverage — and potential solutions — to Canadians.The phone call came in May. The…
Challenges and Possible Solutions to Winning Back Trust in Journalism Post-Trump

Challenges and Possible Solutions to Winning Back Trust in Journalism Post-Trump

Problems of media mistrust, conspiracy theories, and journalism’s economic sustainability are not going away anytime soon
It's Time to Cover Black Women as the Norm and Not the “Other”

It’s Time to Cover Black Women as the Norm and Not the “Other”

Journalists must fully and accurately report on a group that has too often been ignored and stereotyped
CNN, New York Times Journalists on What’s Not Normal about This Election (Hint: Just About Everything)

CNN, New York Times Journalists on What’s Not Normal about This Election (Hint: Just About Everything)

“It’s unlike any election that I’ve ever covered in terms of both the issues and the actual mechanics of the reporting”
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Our Bias Is for the Truth”

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Our Bias Is for the Truth”

“We know of no other way to earn the trust of people from all sides than by going where the facts, the evidence, the truth lead us”
What the "Today" Show Clip of Biden’s "George" Remark Really Shows

What the “Today” Show Clip of Biden’s “George” Remark Really Shows

The “Today” show used an out-of-context clip spread by the Trump campaign to raise questions about Joe Biden’s mental capabilities. While the show has since issued a correction, it reminded…