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Reporting a Scandal When No One Bothers to Listen

‘It was as though until headlines blared from newsstands in the nation's capital, the trees in this forest weren't really falling.’

Following the Brain Injury Story: From Iraq to the Home Front

After hearing from Marines in Iraq about head wounds, a USA Today reporter works to get the military to release information about their prevalence.

Covering the Web as a Force in Electoral Politics

‘During the past year and a half … I've been consistently surprised by the volume of calls we get from journalists asking for help understanding this new medium.’

The Web’s Pathway to Accuracy

A British journalist, Donnacha DeLong, took aim at the notion of an egalitarian Web in an article published in a trade union magazine. She ridiculed the notion that a blogger…

Tribunals and War Crimes Trials: Treatment of the Press

Investigative journalists confront intimidating tactics and legal actions against them by international criminal tribunals.

The Neutrality Maze

When there's one side to the story, what does it mean to stay impartial?

Bloggers Push Past the Old Media’s Gatekeepers

From YouTube to The Huffington Post, new media ‘are upending the presidential campaign process and raising questions about journalism's place in it.’

Covering War: Introduction

As Nieman Reports continues its yearlong project exploring the challenges and opportunities of 21st Century Muckrakers, we draw attention to investigative reporting and photojournalism in the coverage of war.

Political Blogs: Teaching Us Lessons About Community

In the mediascape of blogs, people ‘want the news delivered to them in the context of their attitudes and beliefs.’

Enclave Extremism and Journalism’s Brave New World

Some contend that The Daily Me, a self-designed compendium of news and information, leads to increased political polarization.