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A Nieman Lasts A Lifetime: A Member of The Class of ’67 Turns 95

A Nieman Lasts A Lifetime: A Member of The Class of ’67 Turns 95

Beena Sarwar, Nieman '05, reflects on the life and stories of her uncle, Zawwar Hasan, Nieman '67
Creating Media to Meet the Information Needs of Children

Creating Media to Meet the Information Needs of Children

Before the pandemic, I hoped to conduct a research project on the media consumption of kids ages 5 to 7, not knowing that soon a significant portion of their lives…
5 Imperatives for Expanding Independent Local News

5 Imperatives for Expanding Independent Local News

Collaborative statewide newsrooms could be a crucial part of the effort to bolster local journalism at scale
Covering Extremism: “As Exhausting a Beat as It Is Important”

Covering Extremism: “As Exhausting a Beat as It Is Important”

Reporters who have long covered the far right offer advice — and warnings — for where reporting on white nationalism and conspiracy theories should go from here
Get to Know the Newsrooms Focused on Elevating Latinx Voices in the U.S.

Get to Know the Newsrooms Focused on Elevating Latinx Voices in the U.S.

From more established outlets to startups, these newsrooms are bringing nuanced, in-depth coverage to the issues impacting Latinx people
5 Things I Learned as an AAPI Engagement Editor Covering Anti-Asian Hate

5 Things I Learned as an AAPI Engagement Editor Covering Anti-Asian Hate

The Atlanta shootings are another tragic reminder that empowering journalists of color can bring massive returns both in and out of the newsroom
New York Times’ Charlie Warzel on the Attention Economy, Coverage of QAnon, Privacy, and More

New York Times’ Charlie Warzel on the Attention Economy, Coverage of QAnon, Privacy, and More

Charlie Warzel is an Opinion writer at large at The New York Times, where he writes about the intersection of technology, media, and politics. For the Times and in his…
Lithuania’s Public Broadcaster and Commercial Rivals Clash over State Funding

Lithuania’s Public Broadcaster and Commercial Rivals Clash over State Funding

Public funding of broadcasting is a cherished cornerstone of European democracies. In Lithuania, commercial stations argue state-financed budgets give the country’s public broadcaster an unfair advantage
Authors Explore How to Clean Up A "Polluted Media Landscape"

Authors Explore How to Clean Up A “Polluted Media Landscape”

Whitney Phillips and Ryan M. Milner explore how a media network crisis drives conspiracy theories in “You Are Here”
Covid Relief Bill Throws Lifeline to Transform Local News

Covid Relief Bill Throws Lifeline to Transform Local News

With the passage of the $1.9 trillion Covid relief bill, Washington is not only providing help to families, schools, states, and local government; it is throwing a lifeline to the…