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A Moment of Deep Sorrow on the U.S.-Mexico Border

A Moment of Deep Sorrow on the U.S.-Mexico Border

What it looks like when we humanize the migrants coming to America
The Story Behind the Execution of AP Reporter Joseph Morton During WW2

The Story Behind the Execution of AP Reporter Joseph Morton During WW2

A new book examines the work of The Associated Press in covering Nazi Germany.
An NPR Series Reconsiders the Question: “Where Are You From?”

An NPR Series Reconsiders the Question: “Where Are You From?”

Through intergenerational conversations, 2021 visiting fellow Anjuli Sastry Krbechek highlights how immigrant communities of color grapple with their own identities When I first came up with the idea for “Where…
Subjectivity, hugs and craft: Podcasting as extreme narrative journalism

Subjectivity, hugs and craft: Podcasting as extreme narrative journalism

The literary journalism movement unleashed by Capote, Didion, Mailer and Wolfe in the 1960s is reinventing itself in a remarkably powerful way
“Foreign” lands are not foreign in a globalized world—and it is time international news media realized this

“Foreign” lands are not foreign in a globalized world—and it is time international news media realized this

New outlets' decision to publish graphic photos of a terrorist attack in Kenya highlights a double standard in global coverage
Breaking the Frame

Breaking the Frame

A look at some of the innovators—photojournalists, artists, designers—reimagining the visual delivery of news
Journalistic Collaboration is a Key to Survival

Journalistic Collaboration is a Key to Survival

A project at Montclair State University’s School of Communication and Media shows how collaboration can beat competition in covering complex issues

A Historian’s Approach to Journalism

"Journalism became a vehicle to pursue the kinds of narratives that first got me interested in history: those that question the official story and defy power"
Nina Bernstein, NF ’84

Nina Bernstein, NF ’84

In 1992, Roy Gutman broke the story of Serbian-run concentration camps where mass executions took place, documenting their place in a campaign of murder, rape, and expulsion designed to eliminate Muslims…
What Journalists Need to Know About Writing Screenplays

What Journalists Need to Know About Writing Screenplays

Narrative writers on the similarities—and crucial differences—between journalism and screenwriting