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David Abel

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David Abel is a Boston Globe reporter and 2013 Nieman Fellow.

One Reporter's Lessons From Delivering His Own Newspaper

One Reporter’s Lessons From Delivering His Own Newspaper

The newly bought flashlight pierced the darkness, but the number on the house was nowhere to be seen.I hopped out of the warm car and crunched over ice covering the…
Boston Strong

Boston Strong

A year ago, I was lapping up all Harvard had to offer, from poetry criticism with Helen Vendler to economic policy with Larry Summers. Even more compelling were my fellow…

“A Marathon Without a Finish”

All of a sudden, I heard a massive boom. I felt the ground shake, and saw the plume of white smoke rising from the sidewalk. Then I heard the second…
“Some of the Worst Things I've Ever Seen”

“Some of the Worst Things I’ve Ever Seen”

A still from the video shot by David Abel.As part of his Nieman Fellowship, Boston Globe reporter David Abel is taking a class on how to make documentary films. Yesterday…