Articles

Ana Lourdes Cárdenas,  NF ’01

Ana Lourdes Cárdenas, NF ’01

Some stories endure, not simply because of the subject matter but for the depth of reporting and quality of writing. Sonia Nazario’s masterpiece “Enrique’s Journey” is without a question one…
Lolly Bowean, NF ’17

Lolly Bowean, NF ’17

In her illustrious, richly crafted book “The Warmth of Other Suns,” Isabel Wilkerson brilliantly shows the journey that many African-Americans embarked on during the Great Migration. But it’s another Wilkerson…
Lorie Conway, NF ’94

Lorie Conway, NF ’94

I had never heard of the musician Sixto Rodriguez before watching “Searching for Sugar Man,” the recipient of both the American Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the British…
Dolly Katz, NF ’77

Dolly Katz, NF ’77

In an investigation published in 1972, the Omaha Sun, a weekly newspaper with not much money or staff, ferreted out the huge amounts of money Boys Town, a nonprofit to…
Fungai Tichawangana, NF ’16

Fungai Tichawangana, NF ’16

I grew up seeing Tony Namate’s cartoons, and when, around 1991, he started doing independent political cartoons and then joined the Daily News, his work took on a major significance—not…

Naomi Darom, NF ’16

By the time I read “No Logo” in 2005 I had been working in advertising for five years, and came to question what my brain power was being used for.…
Jason Grotto, NF ’15

Jason Grotto, NF ’15

One of the defining moments of my journalism career came when I read “The Great Tax Giveaway” by the legendary Philadelphia Inquirer reporting duo Don Barlett and James Steele. I…
Jieqi Luo, NF ’15

Jieqi Luo, NF ’15

“The Death of Detainee Sun Zhigang” from 2003 was such a tremendous benchmark, shiny and high, for Chinese journalism. The story led to the initiation of a civil movement calling…

Carlos Eduardo Huertas, NF ’12

Like so many revolutionary entrepreneurial endeavors, CONNECTAS began in a basement. It was there in Lippmann House that I sketched out a work plan. The nonprofit CONNECTAS, launched in 2013,…
Laura Lynch, NF ’00

Laura Lynch, NF ’00

[sidebar style=”right” head=”Nieman 80″ deck=””]More Nieman Fellows on exemplary journalism that influenced them[/sidebar]I first saw the magnificent three-part documentary series “The Champions” when I was in journalism school in Ottawa.…