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5 Questions for Jill Abramson, former editor of The New York Times

5 Questions for Jill Abramson, former editor of The New York Times

Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson is currently teaching narrative nonfiction at Harvard, where she received her undergraduate degree in 1976. She was an investigative reporter and deputy…
5 Questions for Boston Globe Editor Brian McGrory

5 Questions for Boston Globe Editor Brian McGrory

Brian McGrory, who has been a White House correspondent, columnist, and a deputy managing editor during his 25 years at The Boston Globe, has been editor of the paper since…
Plus ça change...

Plus ça change…

Ousted editors, newsroom revolts, and government subsidies—welcome to French journalism’s battle for survival
It’s Good to Talk

It’s Good to Talk

Members of Cuba’s mass media, which is completely in the hands of the state, cover only what’s convenient for the government. Because of that, in February of 2009, a group…
"Thick Files and a Long Memory"

“Thick Files and a Long Memory”

Cuba may be opening up economically, but being a journalist in the country is still a risky business
Facts, Not Opinions

Facts, Not Opinions

As recently as 2008, it was illegal for Cubans to own a cell phone and impossible for them to buy a computer. No independent journalist had a mobile device, and…
Island in the Storm

Island in the Storm

How Cuba’s network of independent and citizen journalists keeps the country informed
Quiet Human Moments Amidst Great Strife

Quiet Human Moments Amidst Great Strife

Many years ago, I asked Anja to show me her favorite picture, the one she liked the most. The photo she sent showed an elegant older man sitting on the…
“A Sense of Exhilaration and Possibility”

“A Sense of Exhilaration and Possibility”

The co-founder of Turkey’s 140journos on building a citizen-sustained news agency from scratch
How comics can enhance reader engagement, bring new audiences to narrative nonfiction

How comics can enhance reader engagement, bring new audiences to narrative nonfiction

Shortly after I co-founded Symbolia, a digital publication that merges comic books and journalism, I got an intriguing pitch. Reporter Sarah Mirk wanted to tell the stories of the veterans…