Features “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… June 13, 2013 David Abel Terror at Home, Abroad Click to enlarge.Image courtesy of the NewseumAs the Boston Marathon bombing story continued to develop over the weekend, Nieman Fellows reported on the events, offering perspective from around the world… June 13, 2013 The (New) Industry Standard: Making Citizen Broadcasters into Citizen Journalists When everyone is a publisher, everyone should be a journalist, too June 13, 2013 Betsy O'Donovan Mapping the Twitterverse Using his Massively Parallel Database (MaPD), MIT researcher Todd Mostak was able to visualize how quickly news of the Boston Marathon bombings spread on Twitter. His system can map millions… June 13, 2013 ‘Speaking From Beneath the Sea’ Marcela Turati tried to hide her tears, but the rainy season was still weeks away and teardrops were hard to disguise.As I approached her, she quickly turned her face, trying… March 12, 2013 Alfredo Corchado Reporting from America’s Silent Spaces Sandy Close, recipient of the 2012 I.F. Stone Medal, has made a career out of helping ethnic communities and the dispossessed tell their own stories March 12, 2013 Kimberly French The Voice on the Other End of the Line Close asked Mark O’Brien, confined to an iron lung, to write about sex and disability. A documentary she co-produced about him won an Oscar. Photo by Paul Sakuma/The Associated Press.RELATED… March 12, 2013 Kimberly French Select, Shape, Celebrate The critic’s calling is to elevate the good and ignore the bad March 12, 2013 Maria Popova Concision and Clarity Robert Christgau reflects on the art of writing well about music March 12, 2013 Brett Anderson Consumer Retorts When everybody’s a critic, what’s the role of a professional reviewer? March 12, 2013 Kimberly D. Kleman Previous 1 … 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 … 61 Next
