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Sweden, Trump, and Reality

Sweden, Trump, and Reality

Swedes had a good laugh a few days ago when Donald Trump remarked that Sweden, which has accepted large numbers of refugees, “is having problems like they never thought possible.”Sweden’s…
Will the Trump White House Defend Press Freedom Abroad?

Will the Trump White House Defend Press Freedom Abroad?

In the late 1980s, I found myself banned from Indonesia. I ended up on the blacklist after a rookie correspondent’s mistake; I wrote that the longtime dictator, Suharto, had taken…
Lewis Diuguid: “Harness the best that our diversity has to offer”

Lewis Diuguid: “Harness the best that our diversity has to offer”

Lewis W. Diuguid was selected by the Nieman class of 2017 for the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism in recognition of his commitment to excellence…
Facing Rubble, Not Relief: Lucinda Fleeson, NF ’85, coordinates journalists in Nepal to analyze delays in rebuilding homes destroyed in 2015 earthquake

Facing Rubble, Not Relief: Lucinda Fleeson, NF ’85, coordinates journalists in Nepal to analyze delays in rebuilding homes destroyed in 2015 earthquake

The seven reporters rode motorbikes and jeeps into Nepal’s mountainous districts to find some of the 15,000-plus men, women, and children struggling through a second winter in emergency tents or…
Why Coverage Must Reflect the Complexities of Race

Why Coverage Must Reflect the Complexities of Race

It wasn’t all that long ago that top U.S. journalists seemed most concerned with explaining why the decision by tens of millions of Americans to vote for Donald Trump made…
David Fahrenthold: “I learned … how much other people know that you can tap into with social media.”

David Fahrenthold: “I learned … how much other people know that you can tap into with social media.”

Few reporters covering the 2016 presidential election had as many memorable scoops and were as successful at using Twitter to crowdsource research as David Fahrenthold. A reporter for The Washington…
To Restore Trust, Enhance Transparency

To Restore Trust, Enhance Transparency

In all the gnashing of teeth that has gone on in the wake of the new administration and its relentless attacks on the press, the term “transparency” has earned a…
Political Journalism in a Networked Age

Political Journalism in a Networked Age

In the age of heightened surveillance, the need for—and threat to—watchdog journalism has intensified, with Edward Snowden’s 2013 leak of classified documents signaling what may become a new norm in…
The Road to Better National Journalism Starts in Small Towns

The Road to Better National Journalism Starts in Small Towns

If there’s one thing that I’ve learned from covering the 2016 presidential election, it’s that the best stories can and should come from unexpected places.I take that literally: when I…
6 Things Journalists Can Do to Win Back Trust

6 Things Journalists Can Do to Win Back Trust

The beat down of the mainstream media in recent years has been painful to watch, if for no other reason than research shows much of it is preventable.At the root…