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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…
For Photojournalist Covering Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict, Seeing Was Understanding

For Photojournalist Covering Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict, Seeing Was Understanding

Photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind, a 2016 Nieman Fellow, on photographing the Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict:“I visited the emergency department of Stepanakert hospital several times during the last days of the war in Nagorno…
One Year Into the Pandemic, How Are Health Reporters Doing?

One Year Into the Pandemic, How Are Health Reporters Doing?

Health reporters are holding officials accountable, documenting the virus’s devastating toll, and balancing the pandemic’s impact on their own lives
Arundhati Roy: “We Live in an Age of Mini-Massacres”

Arundhati Roy: “We Live in an Age of Mini-Massacres”

The Man Booker Prize-winning author of “The God of Small Things” on the state of India’s democracy, violence against women and minorities, the role of the media, and more
In India, Journalists “Are Fighting For Whether Truth is Meaningful or Not”

In India, Journalists “Are Fighting For Whether Truth is Meaningful or Not”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is cracking down on the free press — and the free press is pushing back
Upending the Journalism We’ve Always Done to Better Serve Communities

Upending the Journalism We’ve Always Done to Better Serve Communities

With URL Media, S. Mitra Kalita, a 2021 Nieman Visiting Fellow, seeks to elevate Black and brown media organizations.The June primary to represent my district in the state legislature in…
Redefining What It Means to Cover War

Redefining What It Means to Cover War

I never set out to cover wars. What I wanted was to report overseas, understand foreign lands, explore how the world worked. But my timing was off — or perhaps…
With Fresh Start, The Boston Globe Weighs News Value of Older Articles Versus Individual Harm

With Fresh Start, The Boston Globe Weighs News Value of Older Articles Versus Individual Harm

“We can’t dogmatically hold on to outdated practices and standards … in the face of changing circumstances”
With the Loss of Physical Newsrooms, How are Young Journalists Faring?

With the Loss of Physical Newsrooms, How are Young Journalists Faring?

Reporters just starting in their careers on finding mentors and collaborators in a time of Covid