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Ann Marie Lipinski

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Ann Marie Lipinski was the curator of the Nieman Foundation from 2011 to 2025. She previously served as editor-in-chief and senior vice president of the Chicago Tribune, a post she held for nearly eight years following assignments as managing editor, metropolitan editor and investigations editor.

Touch Points

Touch Points

Distance kept us safe from Covid, but reporting requires contact and connection
November 9, 2021
Journalism’s Reckoning with “Manipulation at a Mass Scale”

Journalism’s Reckoning with “Manipulation at a Mass Scale”

I traveled once to Tripoli to interview Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Colleagues and I met him in a Bedouin tent under a full moon on the grounds of Bab al-Azizya,…
December 17, 2020
Thought Leaders in Journalism on How to Meet the Challenges of This Moment

Thought Leaders in Journalism on How to Meet the Challenges of This Moment

Journalists from AP, CNN, ESPN, Futuro Media, The New York Times, Press On, and elsewhere offer their prescriptions for what the news industry needs to do
September 23, 2020
Nieman Isn’t Waiting for the Coronavirus to Grant Permission to Do Our Work

Nieman Isn’t Waiting for the Coronavirus to Grant Permission to Do Our Work

The Nieman Foundation is reimagining the fellowship experience to help journalists emerge stronger from the historic challenges and opportunities facing journalism
July 21, 2020
Journalism Needs a Strategy to Bridge the Chasm Between the Now and the Next

Journalism Needs a Strategy to Bridge the Chasm Between the Now and the Next

The perilous state of the Chicago Tribune is a story that is happening across the country and a reminder of the need for creativity and urgent civic investment
February 19, 2020
“If You Want to Save Democracy, You First Must Save Yourself”

“If You Want to Save Democracy, You First Must Save Yourself”

With the U.S. president no longer defending the essential role of journalism in a democracy, news outlets worldwide step up their fight for survival
August 19, 2019
Errol Morris, Steve Bannon, and American Discourse

Errol Morris, Steve Bannon, and American Discourse

“What does it mean for journalism when we cannot examine a subject without appearing to promote it?”
February 19, 2019
A Global Curriculum That Has Shaped Generations of Journalists

A Global Curriculum That Has Shaped Generations of Journalists

Nieman Fellows reflect on the journalism that left an indelible mark on them
September 20, 2018
When Women Stand Up Against Harassers in the Newsroom

When Women Stand Up Against Harassers in the Newsroom

We don’t need more training—we know what to do
November 28, 2017
Violence at Home and Abroad

Violence at Home and Abroad

On a sunny Friday in May, a sweetly solemn ceremony unfolded on the grounds of Harvard’s Lippmann House as Nieman Fellows gathered for a class reunion. Missing was Anja Niedringhaus,…
July 27, 2017