Features

Art and Trauma—And Journalist as Observer

‘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…

‘Entering Darkness’

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

The Iraqi Shoe-Thrower: When Endangered Journalists Need Help

 ‘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…

In Search of an ‘Inside Narrative’

‘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.’

Strategies for Reporters Coping With Stress

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…

Altruism’s Rise in the Wake of Disaster

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…

Winter 2008: Introduction

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…

Transparency Increases Credibility

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

Fund for Investigative Journalism: Practices and Policies

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…

When a Few Dollars Make a Big Difference

In 1969, as the Vietnam War raged on, a dogged young reporter named Seymour Hersh thought he was onto something. He had learned that there might have been a massacre…