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Asking Probing Questions in a Time of National Crisis

Are journalists asking ‘the right question?’

Revealing Beauty in the Harshness of War

A woman in a burka walks near a mosque in Mazar-i-Sharif. 1990. Photo by Reza/Webistan.©On his journeys to Afghanistan, Iranian photographer Reza used his camera to document the life and…

Language Matters as We Try to Describe What Happened

‘By accepting language’s failure, we surrender our understanding and the complex meaning of events to silence….’

Machismo Is Only One Obstacle Women Face

A Colombian war reporter becomes involved with women’s issues.

Reporting on War, Listening to Women

An Indonesian journalist argues that women have a ‘psychological map’ of war.

Women, War and the Media

In October, Indian author and journalist Ammu Joseph presented a lecture on covering gender to students at the Asian College of Journalism in Chennai, India. An essay, based in part…

Between the Rhetoric of Equality and the Harsh Reality

In Latin America, women journalists share experiences to find a way forward.

Watchdog Journalism: An Instrument of Democracy

In his introduction to the Nieman Foundation Watchdog Conference held at Harvard University in September, Curator Bob Giles described how and why the Watchdog project was created. He invited Murrey…

Winter 2001: Women and Journalism Introduction

In an excerpt Niemen Reports published from a book about gender and journalism, Margaret Gallagher wrote in 2001: “Wherever one looks in the world, women still have relatively little decision-making…

In Poland, Women Run the Largest News Organization

But critics contend that coverage of women’s news is ‘unpredictable and ignores many key issues.’