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A News Startup Focuses on Making a Business out of Reporting on China

A News Startup Focuses on Making a Business out of Reporting on China

David Barboza, NF ’16, is turning information gathered by his journalists into a database for companiesDuring much of my time working as a journalist at The New York Times, I…
Want Diverse Newsrooms? Unions Push for Pay Equity As a Path Forward

Want Diverse Newsrooms? Unions Push for Pay Equity As a Path Forward

“If we can’t make bold changes now, it seems like we never will”
Journalists Need to Remember that Not All News Readers are White

Journalists Need to Remember that Not All News Readers are White

Dear Journalism: Audiences of national media have too long been presumed to be white. A New York Times editor argues it’s time to change that
How Objectivity Can Make Audiences Cynical about Politics—and Journalism

How Objectivity Can Make Audiences Cynical about Politics—and Journalism

It’s a shame that headlines for straight-news stories about the stalled stimulus talks between Congress and the White House didn’t plainly say this before the issue was swamped by coverage…
The Risks of Relying on Citizen Journalists to Cover the War in Syria

The Risks of Relying on Citizen Journalists to Cover the War in Syria

After Assad’s regime made the country inaccessible for journalists, Syrian citizens stepped in, creating safety concerns and ethical dilemmas
Is Movement Journalism What's Needed During this Reckoning over Race and Inequality?

Is Movement Journalism What’s Needed During this Reckoning over Race and Inequality?

A movement journalist examines what it means to engage with communities and challenge the status quo
Following the Money at the University of Michigan Hits Home for Reporter

Following the Money at the University of Michigan Hits Home for Reporter

I used to be the king of the N-S-A:No.Strings.Attached.I was single. I had no children. And I was a renter.When the discount plane fare to Japan arrived in my inbox,…
“What a Moment to be Growing up as a Black Boy”

“What a Moment to be Growing up as a Black Boy”

Photojournalist Juan Arredondo, a 2019 Nieman Fellow, who covered race protests in New York City this summer:“This scene resonated with me because I thought, what a moment to be growing…
How Russian Media Reported the Coronavirus Pandemic

How Russian Media Reported the Coronavirus Pandemic

In a new Shorenstein Center report, “Conveying Truth: Independent Media in Putin’s Russia,” Ann Cooper, a Spring 2020 Joan Shorenstein fellow, describes the origins and evolution of independent media in Russia…
“Collaboration is the Future of Journalism”

“Collaboration is the Future of Journalism”

To meet the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic and the racial justice movement, the historically competitive media culture is becoming more collaborative