International Journalism

1993: Scouts Without Compasses

War in the Balkans is forcing correspondents to rewrite their guidelines.

1992: The Kept Mexican Press

Cash handouts to publishers, editors and reporters determine what newspapers print.
1988: In Memoriam: Percy Qoboza

1988: In Memoriam: Percy Qoboza

Nieman Fellow 1976

1983: Freedom of the Press

Is the Western press listening to its colleagues in Third World countries?

1972: Reflections on Vietnam, the Press And America

[This article originally appeared in the March 1972 issue of Nieman Reports.]God knows we are not perfect as professionals. To be honest, after eight years of covering the Vietnam War,…

1964: Why Diplomats Clam Up

[This article originally appeared in the March 1964 issue of Nieman Reports.]The resident American press corps during my time in New Delhi (1961-1963) was comparatively small—the two wire services, the…

1982: Endangered Species

[This article originally appeared in the Autumn 1982 issue of Nieman Reports.]The independence era dawned over black Africa two decades ago, and in the flush of victory the new presidents…

1961: Congo: Reporter’s Nightmare

Soldiers in the Belgian Congo, ca. 1943. Photo courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, New York.[This article originally appeared in the October 1961 issue of Nieman Reports.]Leopoldville…

1983: China Reporting Revisited …

[This article originally appeared in the Spring 1983 issue of Nieman Reports.]…[E]ven at this stage [following a conference reassessing reporting from China] some facts, insights and themes emerge that can…

1992: China and the Foreign Press

Sources’ visceral fear gives way to ironic wariness, although security agents seem ever present.