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'Stories Stalk You. Stories Beguile You'

‘Stories Stalk You. Stories Beguile You’

In the five years since the last Nieman Fellows reunion, the world has been torn by pandemic and war. Journalism had suffered too, weakened by record job cuts while called…
‘Here I Am, Please Tell Me Your Story’

‘Here I Am, Please Tell Me Your Story’

How a chance encounter led to a book about the fire at the Los Angeles Public Library.
Let’s Retire the “Leaving Journalism” Fallacy

Let’s Retire the “Leaving Journalism” Fallacy

Your career as a journalist doesn’t have to be a one-way trip.
A World Where Those with Weapons Have Absolute Authority

A World Where Those with Weapons Have Absolute Authority

When you’re covering war in your own country, the gap between you and the rest of humanity feels overwhelming.
My Life of Chasing Big Scoops, Catching Shit, and Shoveling It for Applause

My Life of Chasing Big Scoops, Catching Shit, and Shoveling It for Applause

Between working at the circus and covering Alabama politics, I've met a lot of clowns.
Three Months in a Zimbabwean Prison Couldn’t Stop Me from Reporting on Corruption

Three Months in a Zimbabwean Prison Couldn’t Stop Me from Reporting on Corruption

Political elites were looting Covid relief funds, but that was just the first part of the story.
Impacted by Layoffs? We Want to Hear From You

Impacted by Layoffs? We Want to Hear From You

Introducing a new survey and research project by the Institute for Independent Journalists Foundation and Nieman Reports
Uncovering a Hospital’s Predatory Debt-Collection Process and the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Uncovering a Hospital’s Predatory Debt-Collection Process and the Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

If poverty isn’t an accident, but a robbery, then there are thieves with names that journalists can uncover.
The Fox News of France

The Fox News of France

How French billionaire Vincent Bolloré and CNews have reshaped political discourse in Paris and beyond
Unpacking Newspack: A Look at the CMS That's Powering Local News

Unpacking Newspack: A Look at the CMS That’s Powering Local News

In September, Press Forward named Newspack in its list of priorities. It's time we examine the CMS that's dominating the backend of so many small publishers