Features

Technology Replaces Legs and Ropes at The Bangkok Post

But fortunately, publishing the news still relies on human interaction.

A Glimpse at Digital Resistance

‘…new technology is not just a tool but is freedom itself.’

Digital Dividends for Journalism in Africa

While obstacles abound, the potential Internet payoff could be huge.

It’s the Old West in the New East

In India, dot-coms create a gold rush for journalists but so far not much gold.

Le Monde Moves a Big Story to Its Web Site

A national uproar leads to criticism and concerns.

Journalists’ Use of the Internet Bubbled Up From Underground

It helped to topple a corrupt president, but now poverty prevents its spread.

1996: A Grueling Standard to Live By

[This article originally appeared in the Fall 1996 issue of Nieman Reports.]Violent crime rates have been falling, yet sensational crime coverage on television news has been rising. So have the…

1947: A Free and Responsible Press

A Review of Free Press Report

1979: Yes Virginia, There Is an Agnes

[This article originally appeared in the Summer 1979 issue of Nieman Reports.]…Louis M. Lyons, as Nieman Curator, continually struggled against the ban on women from the program. His correspondence with…

1978: Uphill All the Way

[This article originally appeared in the Winter 1978 issue of Nieman Reports.]…Having been introduced to newspaper work on a thriving paper that received its United States and world reports by…