Articles 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… September 20, 2018 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… September 20, 2018 Amy Webb, NF ’15 By any measure, we are living through a golden age of journalism and the impact is palpable. But as we enter the third era of computing—otherwise known as artificial intelligence—it’s more… September 20, 2018 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 by… September 20, 2018 Yvonne van der Heijden, NF ’86 The work that made a difference to me as a new journalist is “Der Aufmacher: Der Mann, der bei Bild Hans Esser war” (“Lead Story: The Man Who Was Hans… September 20, 2018 Robert Socha, NF ’17 “1920 Diary” by Isaac Babel has resonated with me for many years. Babel was a Russian-born journalist and writer of Jewish descent. At age 26 he was embedded with the… September 20, 2018 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.… September 20, 2018 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… September 20, 2018 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… September 20, 2018 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 six… September 20, 2018 Previous 1 … 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 … 435 Next
