International Journalism

Journalists’ failure to report honestly empowers tyrants.

The black press relives its own horrors and seeks justice.

The Struggle for Independent Media in Burundi

Rwandan refugees set up camps outside Goma. UN [United Nations] photo/John Isaac. [This article originally appeared in the Summer 1997 issue of Nieman Reports.]I gleaned a lot of utterly bizarre…

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

Cash handouts to publishers, editors and reporters determine what newspapers print.

Nieman Fellow 1976

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

[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,…

[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…