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In Today’s Journalism Job Market, Having Your Own Brand Is Key To Survival

In Today’s Journalism Job Market, Having Your Own Brand Is Key To Survival

Name recognition and an extensive following give journalists leverage in an industry that tends to reward a predominantly white, male few
Reporting in Ukraine: “This War is Unpredictable and Deadly Like No Other”

Reporting in Ukraine: “This War is Unpredictable and Deadly Like No Other”

Russia’s brutally simple Ukraine strategy poses new risks for journalists
By Diversifying Newsrooms, We Find People’s Full Humanity

By Diversifying Newsrooms, We Find People’s Full Humanity

This is a subheadWhy opening up documentary filmmaking is important for both the storytellers and the communities we cover
It’s Time to Go Beyond the Typical Election Coverage Playbook

It’s Time to Go Beyond the Typical Election Coverage Playbook

Russia’s unprovoked attack on the Ukrainian people, coupled with its massive disinformation and propaganda campaign amplified by state-controlled media, serve as a stark reminder of the role a free press…
Drawing the Pandemic: "A Cartoon Creates Its Own Little World"

Drawing the Pandemic: “A Cartoon Creates Its Own Little World”

New Yorker cartoonist Christopher Weyant, NF ’16, on capturing the dive into post-pandemic life:“Perhaps the only thing less entertaining than watching someone write a cartoon idea is a cartoonist describing…
Sarah Palin, The New York Times and the Limits of Political Messaging

Sarah Palin, The New York Times and the Limits of Political Messaging

When the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously overturned a judgment against The New York Times almost 60 years ago and established a higher standard of proof for public officials in libel…
The History of Tuberculosis Holds Lessons For Modern Day Public Health

The History of Tuberculosis Holds Lessons For Modern Day Public Health

Vidya Krishnan, NF ’21, on writing her debut non-fiction book “Phantom Plague”  Dec. 20, 2016, was one of those winter mornings in New Delhi, India when everything was enveloped in…
Diverse Freelancers Play a Crucial Role in Journalism

Diverse Freelancers Play a Crucial Role in Journalism

Independent journalists can bring unique stories and talents to newsrooms looking to reach new audiences
Putin Shuts Down Russia's Free Press for Reporting Accurately on Ukraine

Putin Shuts Down Russia’s Free Press for Reporting Accurately on Ukraine

The crackdown on independent news outlets takes Russia back to the Soviet era
Reviving the Labor Beat: "Every One of Us is a Worker"

Reviving the Labor Beat: “Every One of Us is a Worker”

Four labor journalists joined Nieman Reports for a Twitter Spaces discussion on how newsrooms are making workplace safety and unionization front-page stories