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Katherine Fulton, NF ’93

Katherine Fulton, NF ’93

Nieman 80 More Nieman Fellows on exemplary journalism that influenced them I have often been inspired by beautifully reported and written narrative histories that bring the “deeper news” to life.…
Michael Fitzgerald, NF ’11

Michael Fitzgerald, NF ’11

I discovered Dorothy Thompson when I needed something from the 1930s to fill out a class I was teaching on narrative reporting. Her reports on the rise of Hitler were…

Michelle Boorstein, NF ’17

I read “Next of Kin” in 2002 and it changed my sense of what is possible in journalism. After reading it, I became a fanatic follower and student of David…
Joshua Prager, NF ’11

Joshua Prager, NF ’11

The New York Times critic A.O. Scott once observed that great novels often “blend private destinies with public events.” So too with great nonfiction; it was the private sufferings of…
Jeneé Osterheldt, NF ’17

Jeneé Osterheldt, NF ’17

It was all a dream. I used to read Word Up! Magazine. And The Source, Vibe, and XXL.[sidebar style=”right” head=”Nieman 80″ deck=””]More Nieman Fellows on exemplary journalism that influenced them[/sidebar]I…
Bruce Stannard, NF ’83

Bruce Stannard, NF ’83

The America’s Cup in the summer of 1983 was not only the longest and most intensive assignment of my career—one that went on day and night for four months—but it…

Nancy Webb, NF ’84

[sidebar style=”right” head=”Nieman 80″ deck=””]More Nieman Fellows on exemplary journalism that influenced them[/sidebar]Growing up, I craved a more significant existence than seemed available in rural Kentucky. Climbing the ladder as…
Gabe Bullard, NF ’15

Gabe Bullard, NF ’15

Sometime around the point when “Saturday Night Live” did a parody of “Serial,” a joke passed among audio producers that “Serial” invented podcasts. It didn’t, of course, but in a…
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…