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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”

The Marshall Project’s managing editor on the imperative of platform-specific stories, the supremacy of video, and why he likes to work with Collaborators
February 16, 2016
Bringing Native American Stories to a National Audience

Bringing Native American Stories to a National Audience

Journalists must move past stereotypes to forge deeper connections with an underrepresented population
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 editor of The Guardian US and two reporters who worked on its database of police killings discuss collaborating with the public and bringing fresh eyes to American news
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…
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

When an investigation into military equipment distributed to police departments stalled at the national level, going local helped free the data
January 14, 2016
Culture critic Chris Vognar, NF ’09, discovers new talents in a multimedia cross-disciplinary approach to his beat

Culture critic Chris Vognar, NF ’09, discovers new talents in a multimedia cross-disciplinary approach to his beat

since my return to the Dallas Morning News in 2009 following my fellowship year, I have been a culture critic. Trading in my old title of movie critic formalized my…
January 12, 2016
Johanna van Eeden, NF ’15, directs a South African news platform built to keep up with the speed of news

Johanna van Eeden, NF ’15, directs a South African news platform built to keep up with the speed of news

December 3, 2015. We all knew it was going to be a busy day in the newsroom. The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein, South Africa, was to rule on whether…
January 12, 2016
Why Journalists Shouldn't Be Blinded by Bad Science

Why Journalists Shouldn’t Be Blinded by Bad Science

"A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age” argues that journalists must better understand how science works in order to separate real breakthroughs from hype
January 12, 2016