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A Texas Border Community Grapples With Illegal Immigration

A Texas Border Community Grapples With Illegal Immigration

The Victoria Advocate’s multimedia reporting about a tragedy involving human trafficking elicits vociferous criticism and civil conversation in community events.

The Uninvited: Snapshots From Hyena Square

An Essay in Words and Photographs

In South Africa, Connecting With a Wealth of Nieman Fellows and Finding Signs of Hope

A first trip to the former land of apartheid is a time to renew friendships and ponder the nation’s future.

Investigative Journalism in the Arab World

‘Why not create a ProPublica-like news organization here to give the public more watchdog journalism?’

Foreign Policy: Morphing Into an Online Daily

 ‘At the start of our Web relaunch, here’s what we had: essentially no money, no reporters, a creaky and often barely functioning custom-made Web platform, a wonderfully talented young staff…

Trust and Perception: Powerful Factors in Assessing News About War

How the public responded to news reporting about the surge in Iraq was more about what the audience brought with them than what they took away.

Overcoming the U.S. Visa Denial of a Colombian Nieman Fellow

A collaborative effort reverses a ‘permanent’ decision by the State Department and enables investigative reporter Hollman Morris to join his classmates at Harvard.

Taking Those First Small Steps

‘“You mean it’s OK in your country to tell a leader what to do?” a few of them asked.’

Living Manhattan, Feeling Zamboanga

After returning to the United States following a long stint overseas, a reporter is reminded that it is still all about adapting to circumstances.

Connecting Correspondents With Broadcasters

Global Radio News, an online agency for reporters, insists on fair treatment and insurance to protect those whose work takes them into harm’s way.