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‘… Nieman Fellows who’d been in the Balkans wanted to take courses in music, art, poetry, and other kinds of literature. I don’t think this happens arbitrarily.’

‘We have to be inside of the circle to understand the conversation, to get down and dirty with the people who are making art, and still keep that distance by…

Depicting an individual’s story leads viewers to awareness of a ‘generalized horror.’

 ‘I wonder how different things would have turned out if I could have found help for al-Zaidi. If assistance came sooner for his possible post-traumatic stress, maybe the shoe-throwing incident…

‘Very often, as journalists, we end up telling these kinds of outside narratives when we go to official sources for the most difficult and intimate stories.’

Julia Reynolds offers approaches to handling the stress that can be part of this demanding crime beat.RELATED ARTICLE“When a Crime Is Just the Beginning of the Story”Learn to tell our…

Rebecca Solnit’s wide-ranging inquiry into disaster led her to a surprisingly good-hearted view of human nature. “In the wake of an earthquake, a bombing, or a major storm, most people…

In this time of accelerating change, how journalists do their work and what elements of journalism will survive this digital transformation loom as questions and concerns. By heading in new…

A Web site and television show reveal how investigative journalists do their jobs.

As a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, the fund operates frugally so it can give out as many grants as possible. Its 12-member board of directors, composed of distinguished working journalists who…