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Stuart Watson, NF ’08

Stuart Watson, NF ’08

When I was just a kid growing up in Albany, Georgia, I pulled down from my dad’s bookcases a coffee-table book published by Life magazine. On page 460 in “The…

Gary Knight, NF ’10

[sidebar style=”right” head=”Nieman 80″ deck=””]More Nieman Fellows on exemplary journalism that influenced them[/sidebar]“Vietnam Inc.” changed the way I looked at what photojournalism could be. It had a point of view,…
Linda Robinson, NF ’01

Linda Robinson, NF ’01

[sidebar style=”right” head=”Nieman 80″ deck=””]More Nieman Fellows on exemplary journalism that influenced them[/sidebar]My ninth-grade civics and American history teacher Miss Keister gave me “Winners and Losers” by Gloria Emerson, among…

Alison MacAdam, NF ’14

I still remember where I was when I heard this story. It was night. I was driving alone—the best time to listen to the radio.[sidebar style=”right” head=”Nieman 80″ deck=””]More Nieman…
Steve Northup, NF ’74

Steve Northup, NF ’74

[sidebar style=”right” head=”Nieman 80″ deck=””]More Nieman Fellows on exemplary journalism that influenced them[/sidebar]“Up Front” is a collection of Bill Mauldin’s World War II cartoons featuring Willie and Joe, a pair…
Subina Shrestha, NF ’17

Subina Shrestha, NF ’17

[sidebar style=”right” head=”Nieman 80″ deck=””]More Nieman Fellows on exemplary journalism that influenced them[/sidebar]Growing up in Nepal under the autocratic monarchy I did not know that journalists could tell stories about…
Eli Reed, NF ’83

Eli Reed, NF ’83

My appreciation for the long-form photographic essay began with work published in Life magazine. A number of photo essays captured my attention. Two by legendary Life photographer W. Eugene Smith…
Rami Khouri, NF ’02

Rami Khouri, NF ’02

I first read Jeffrey Fleishman’s 2007 article about poor roof dwellers in Cairo nearly 10 years after he wrote it, while I was teaching a course at the American University…

Amy Webb, NF ’15

[sidebar style=”right” head=”Nieman 80″ deck=””]More Nieman Fellows on exemplary journalism that influenced them[/sidebar]By any measure, we are living through a golden age of journalism and the impact is palpable. But…
Conroy Chino, NF '84

Conroy Chino, NF ’84

Literature was my first love, but journalism fulfilled a purpose—the chance to right wrongs. I became aware of the visual power of television and the spoken word. I was influenced…