International Journalism

[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…

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…

[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…

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

It was not until 1952, 14 years after the Nieman Foundation was founded, that the first international Fellows arrived in Cambridge. They were from New Zealand, Australia and Canada. Since…

Those who own and control the media want to secure political influence, not to uncover political corruption.

Powerful owners, government officials and politicians work hard to control what journalists write and say. With elections ahead, the press faces critical tests of its independence. How Journalists Use Sources…

Wonder why? The roots of this love affair go back a century.

With profit comes change and questions about future direction.

The nation’s financial crisis threatens journalists’ independence.