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What Anthony Shadid Teaches Us Still: Rami G. Khouri, NF ’02, is studying the craftsmanship of the late Pulitzer-winning foreign correspondent to share it with a new generation

What Anthony Shadid Teaches Us Still: Rami G. Khouri, NF ’02, is studying the craftsmanship of the late Pulitzer-winning foreign correspondent to share it with a new generation

In life and death alike, Anthony Shadid was repeatedly recognized by his peers as among the finest foreign correspondents of his generation. To examine his legacy and share it with…
August 4, 2017
Rami G. Khouri
Violence at Home and Abroad

Violence at Home and Abroad

On a sunny Friday in May, a sweetly solemn ceremony unfolded on the grounds of Harvard’s Lippmann House as Nieman Fellows gathered for a class reunion. Missing was Anja Niedringhaus,…
July 27, 2017
Ann Marie Lipinski
What It’s Like To Be a Breastfeeding Journalist

What It’s Like To Be a Breastfeeding Journalist

A survey for Poynter on the family-friendliness of newsrooms found that nearly a third of respondents said their workplace was unsupportive of breastfeeding, which indicates the industry has work to…
July 27, 2017
Katherine Goldstein
Where Are the Mothers?

Where Are the Mothers?

If news organizations want to attract and retain millennial journalists, newsrooms must better meet the needs of parents with young children—and create better work-life balance for everyone
July 26, 2017
Katherine Goldstein

Want Better Family Leave and Flexibility at Your Company?

If you are interested in approaching your organization about improving family leave and/or flexible schedule policies, here are five steps that will help you make an effective case.1. Collect Data…
July 26, 2017
Katherine Goldstein
Political Coverage and the Pressure to Get It Right

Political Coverage and the Pressure to Get It Right

Donald Trump and the GOP may lack a coherent governing agenda, but they have no doubt about their electoral strategy: Run against the media.The campaign against the media is not…
July 21, 2017
Charlie Sykes
What Traditional TV Documentarians Need to Know About VR

What Traditional TV Documentarians Need to Know About VR

There has been an ongoing discussion about whether a documentary is journalism. A journalist is expected to be objective; a documentary filmmaker not so much. His or her perspective might…
July 18, 2017
Robert Socha
Los Costos Invisibles De La Guerra Contra La Prensa En Mexico

Los Costos Invisibles De La Guerra Contra La Prensa En Mexico

Read in EnglishCuando la mañana del 23 de marzo comencé a recibir mensajes informándome del asesinato de Miroslava Breach en Chihuahua, la ciudad donde me crié, donde vive mi familia,…
July 11, 2017
Marcela Turati
The Invisible Costs of the War Against the Press in Mexico

The Invisible Costs of the War Against the Press in Mexico

(Translated from the Spanish by Patrick Timmons. Leer en español)On March 23, I began to receive messages about the murder of Miroslava Breach in the city of Chihuahua, my hometown. It’s…
July 10, 2017
Marcela Turati
CNN, the Trump Meme, and the Ethics of Anonymous Sources

CNN, the Trump Meme, and the Ethics of Anonymous Sources

CNN has the right to change its mind. It can reasonably believe it is unnecessary—right now—to name a man at the center of a controversy sparked by President Donald Trump’s…
July 7, 2017
Issac J. Bailey