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Loathing on the Campaign Trail

Loathing on the Campaign Trail

If casting for an act one in this inglorious season of American political journalism, a mid-July moment in The Huffington Post newsroom might do. “After watching and listening to Donald…
March 23, 2016
The Future of Political Fact-Checking

The Future of Political Fact-Checking

In awarding its Lie of the Year title to Donald Trump last December, the staff at PolitiFact had a lot of material from which to choose.During the first GOP debate…
March 23, 2016
What Every Journalist Should Know About Science

What Every Journalist Should Know About Science

A condition called ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is—or is not—a precursor of breast cancer. It does—or does not—require treatment. Doctors differ on these questions because definitive scientific evidence doesn’t…
March 7, 2016
From Harvard to Hollywood, the improbable journey of “Spotlight” from Boston Globe investigation to Oscar-nominated film

From Harvard to Hollywood, the improbable journey of “Spotlight” from Boston Globe investigation to Oscar-nominated film

The origins of the Oscar-nominated film “Spotlight” can be traced to Harvard, in a 2003 issue of Nieman Reports.Speaking at Harvard’s Kennedy School earlier this month, Globe editor-at-large Walter V.…
February 25, 2016
Gabriel Dance of The Marshall Project: "We don't care where you see our content"

Gabriel Dance of The Marshall Project: “We don’t care where you see our content”

For a guy with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and a master’s in multimedia journalism, you might think Gabriel Dance wouldn’t be all that enamored of non-fiction prose. But…
February 16, 2016
Bringing Native American Stories to a National Audience

Bringing Native American Stories to a National Audience

On a cold winter’s night, a few minutes after 6 p.m., police in Rapid City, South Dakota were called to a house in the Lakota Community Homes development where Allen…
February 11, 2016
Finbarr O'Reilly, NF '13, collaborates with a Marine to drive conversation about war's aftermath

Finbarr O’Reilly, NF ’13, collaborates with a Marine to drive conversation about war’s aftermath

When I met Sgt. Thomas James Brennan at a remote combat outpost in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province in 2010, I was an embedded Reuters photographer and he was the leader of…
February 5, 2016
The Guardian's Lee Glendinning: "Publishing is not the end of the story"

The Guardian’s Lee Glendinning: “Publishing is not the end of the story”

The Guardian US, launched in 2011, has posted impressive gains in traffic and revenue over the past year while a signature project, The Counted, did for 2015 what no media…
January 29, 2016
Face to face with a wounded man, Beauregard Tromp, NF ’13, casts off his role as observer and finds a deeper connection

Face to face with a wounded man, Beauregard Tromp, NF ’13, casts off his role as observer and finds a deeper connection

He’s dead. We can’t take him,” the hospital porter said.“Brother! Brother! Wake up brother! Wake up!” I willed the man in the scarlet shirt, sitting lifeless in the bloodied backseat.…
January 29, 2016
The State-by-State Approach to Getting National Data With FOIA

The State-by-State Approach to Getting National Data With FOIA

In 2014, in collaboration with The Marshall Project, MuckRock published the first nationwide, agency-by-agency breakdown of military equipment distributed for free to police via the 1033 program, which transfers excess…
January 14, 2016