21st Century Muckrakers

‘It became heroic, tragic, visceral, incomprehensible, beautiful and grotesque — in a word: human.’

‘The reliance on private contractors and a web of subcontractors can come with a staggering price.’

In investigating why some Iraq War veterans become homicidal, The New York Times highlighted a circumstance that no one else was tracking.

McClatchy's Washington bureau continues its watchdog reporting about Iraq, this time revealing dangers in the new embassy construction.

‘It was as though until headlines blared from newsstands in the nation's capital, the trees in this forest weren't really falling.’

After hearing from Marines in Iraq about head wounds, a USA Today reporter works to get the military to release information about their prevalence.

Investigative journalists confront intimidating tactics and legal actions against them by international criminal tribunals.

When there's one side to the story, what does it mean to stay impartial?

As Nieman Reports continues its yearlong project exploring the challenges and opportunities of 21st Century Muckrakers, we draw attention to investigative reporting and photojournalism in the coverage of war.

‘… stories about how we might balance security and civil liberties began slipping deeper inside major newspapers.’