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Jonathan Seitz

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Jonathan Seitz was a Researcher/Reporter for Nieman Reports.

Taylor Award for Fairness (Extended Interview)

Taylor Award for Fairness (Extended Interview)

When J. Andrew Curliss investigated a district attorney, she attacked his work and his paper. Photo by Lisa Abitbol.To say that the subject of reporter J. Andrew Curliss’s three-part series…
Getting it Wrong

Getting it Wrong

A sampling of mistakes, fabrications and manipulations.
Drawing History Into Today's News

Drawing History Into Today’s News

During his presentation at the Nieman Foundation, Sacco showed some of the photos he took in the Gaza Strip. Photo by Lisa Abitbol.When Joe Sacco and Chris Hedges traveled to…

Facing Putin

Masha Gessen on the Russian leader's totalitarian regime and the weaknesses of U.S. media coverage of her country.

Facing Putin (Extended Interview)

Masha Gessen on the Russian leader's totalitarian regime and the weaknesses of U.S. media coverage of her country.

Ann Curry Speaks of Trauma and Promise in 31st Morris Lecture

Ann Curry, a “Today” co-anchor, talked about some of the foreign stories she has reported that have mattered most to her. Photo by Lisa Abitbol.“Why do we do it?”Ann Curry…

Facing Putin

Masha Gessen on the Russian leader’s totalitarian regime and the weaknesses of U.S. media coverage of her country

A.C. Thompson of ProPublica Named Winner of 2011 I.F. Stone Award

A.C. Thompson, whose reporting from post-Katrina New Orleans revealed hate crimes and police brutality, is the winner of the 2011 I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence.A reporter with ProPublica, Thompson…

British Libel Law: Its Ripple Effect on Journalists Worldwide

Germany’s Duke of Brunswick was an overweight, autocratic paranoiac who was kicked out of his fiefdom by a peasant uprising.RELATED ARTICLE“Libel Laws Pose Obstacles to Ukraine’s Investigative Journalists”– Vlad LavrovA…

Uncovering an Uncovered Story in Bell, California

Bell’s public officials went from having no coverage to an onslaught of media attention after the Los Angeles Times uncovered officials’ outsized pay. Here, reporters interview the only City Council…