International Journalism

“Whenever One Journalist is Injured, It's an Injury to All of Us,” says Hopewell Chin’ono

“Whenever One Journalist is Injured, It’s an Injury to All of Us,” says Hopewell Chin’ono

When Zimbabwean journalist and 2010 Nieman Fellow Hopewell Chin’ono started speaking out against corruption in the government, using his Facebook and Twitter accounts as primary channels, he knew the precedent…
The Risks of Relying on Citizen Journalists to Cover the War in Syria

The Risks of Relying on Citizen Journalists to Cover the War in Syria

After Assad’s regime made the country inaccessible for journalists, Syrian citizens stepped in, creating safety concerns and ethical dilemmas
Domestic Violence in Turkey: No More Empathizing with the Perpetrator

Domestic Violence in Turkey: No More Empathizing with the Perpetrator

More reporting that educates the public about gender stereotypes is needed
Domestic Violence in Kenya: Stop Blaming Women

Domestic Violence in Kenya: Stop Blaming Women

Much reporting tends to blame women for their own deaths while providing sympathetic coverage of alleged perpetrators
Domestic Violence in China: Educating the Public

Domestic Violence in China: Educating the Public

A new law making domestic violence a civil infraction is increasing awareness of the abuse one in four married women have experienced
Domestic Violence in Chile: Calling Out Femicide

Domestic Violence in Chile: Calling Out Femicide

There is growing pressure on the media not to romanticize femicide as a “crime melodrama”
For African Journalists, Trump’s Treatment of the Press Is All Too Familiar

For African Journalists, Trump’s Treatment of the Press Is All Too Familiar

If there is anything African journalists have learned from their American compatriots, it’s the role of a free press in fostering the growth of Africa’s fledgling democracies. Through its diplomatic…
Sweden, Trump, and Reality

Sweden, Trump, and Reality

Examining what lies beneath the misinformation implicit in the president’s remark
Will the Trump White House Defend Press Freedom Abroad?

Will the Trump White House Defend Press Freedom Abroad?

Trump's treatment of the press as the enemy has long been the default position of autocratic regimes around the world
Lessons from Brexit

Lessons from Brexit

The American press repeated many of the mistakes of the British press in the run-up to the referendum on E.U. membership. Here’s what British journalists have learned