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In Zimbabwe, “Freedom of Expression and of the Media Remain Mirages”

In Zimbabwe, “Freedom of Expression and of the Media Remain Mirages”

Beatrice Mtetwa is a prominent human rights lawyer and free press advocate in Zimbabwe who is representing journalist Hopewell Chin’ono. He was granted bail and is expected to be released…
November 20, 2020
Open Canada Covers Foreign Affairs with a Human Touch

Open Canada Covers Foreign Affairs with a Human Touch

Editor Michael Petrou, NF ’18, invites people whose voices aren’t usually heard in foreign policy publications to tell their storiesCanadians haven’t had to worry too much about the rest of…
November 19, 2020
Journalists Across Europe Collaborate to Cover Airbnb and Other Housing Issues

Journalists Across Europe Collaborate to Cover Airbnb and Other Housing Issues

One day in October 2019 a colleague alerted me to a meeting in Munich of representatives of European cities to discuss the impact of Airbnb on rental markets. There was…
November 17, 2020
Adding Diverse Perspectives to Newsroom Discussions

Adding Diverse Perspectives to Newsroom Discussions

With their Diversifying Journalism project, 2020 Nieman Fellows Ana Campoy, Jasmine Brown, and Selymar Colón are building databases of journalists and experts of color.At the time I was looking for…
November 16, 2020
For Political Reporters, The Post-Trump Era Poses Practical—and Existential—Questions

For Political Reporters, The Post-Trump Era Poses Practical—and Existential—Questions

“It’s hard to believe that it’s going to quickly go back to the way it was before”
November 13, 2020
Creating a Podcast About a Challenge That Will Outlast the Pandemic: Climate Change

Creating a Podcast About a Challenge That Will Outlast the Pandemic: Climate Change

With the new CBC podcast “What On Earth,” Laura Lynch, NF ’00, is bringing climate change coverage — and potential solutions — to Canadians.The phone call came in May. The…
November 13, 2020
Challenges and Possible Solutions to Winning Back Trust in Journalism Post-Trump

Challenges and Possible Solutions to Winning Back Trust in Journalism Post-Trump

When political writer Seema Mehta of the Los Angeles Times hit the trail to cover Election Day voting in Michigan, she had some new equipment in her bag: Gas mask.…
November 12, 2020
It's Time to Cover Black Women as the Norm and Not the “Other”

It’s Time to Cover Black Women as the Norm and Not the “Other”

Journalists must fully and accurately report on a group that has too often been ignored and stereotyped
October 30, 2020
CNN, New York Times Journalists on What’s Not Normal about This Election (Hint: Just About Everything)

CNN, New York Times Journalists on What’s Not Normal about This Election (Hint: Just About Everything)

Political reporters Lisa Lerer and John Harwood know a thing or two about covering campaigns. Lerer, NF ’18, who reports on campaigns, elections, and political power for The New York…
October 29, 2020
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Our Bias Is for the Truth”

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “Our Bias Is for the Truth”

“We know of no other way to earn the trust of people from all sides than by going where the facts, the evidence, the truth lead us”
October 29, 2020