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A Laid-off Journalist Charts a New Course via Social Media

Traveling the country, she and her family were inspired by hearing people’s stories of resilience in hard times.

Two Opposing Viewpoints—and Responses—on ‘Spies’ and I.F. Stone

To the Editor:The review published in the Fall 2009 issue of Nieman Reports of “Spies: The Rise and Fall of the KGB in America,” by John Earl Haynes, Harvey Klehr…

Taking Issue with Jerry Kammer’s ‘Struggle to Be Heard’ on Immigration

To the Editor:I’m writing to set the record straight and correct some troubling misperceptions created by Jerry Kammer’s article, “An Opposing Viewpoint: The Struggle to Be Heard,” printed in the…

Bringing the Wit and Wisdom of Molly Ivins to the Stage

Two journalists turned playwrights mine a mother lode of material in the writings of the acerbic political observer.

Bolstering a Beat: A Nieman Fellowship for Business Journalism

‘This Reynolds fellowship is designed to help journalists acquire new levels of knowledge and understanding about business and economic systems.’

Women War Correspondents: They Are Different in So Many Ways

‘It is not by chance that these women have gravitated to the frontlines of war.’

Public Interest Policies for the Digital Age

A book-length exploration of digital media’s future fails ‘to address the core question: Where is the new public square?’

In Search of an ‘Inside Narrative’

‘Very often, as journalists, we end up telling these kinds of outside narratives when we go to official sources for the most difficult and intimate stories.’

From Journalism to Self-Publishing Books

‘Our experience with print-on-demand books offers promising and challenging news.’

Strategies for Reporters Coping With Stress

Julia Reynolds offers approaches to handling the stress that can be part of this demanding crime beat.RELATED ARTICLE“When a Crime Is Just the Beginning of the Story”Learn to tell our…