Journalist’s Trade

‘That is when I had the epiphany: These early years of motherhood were like being a rookie reporter on the beat.’

‘When heading off to Africa in these cash-strapped times, the expectation is that you will return with more than just a few stories. A daily radio show is a hungry…

‘... I always say that I am not the story. I am out of it. I observe the place, and I describe it as it is. If I talk to…

With International Reporting Project support, ‘my story reminded Iowans that it’s not just the large coastal papers that bring them news from abroad.’

‘Spending enough time in a tormented country for the reality to truly sink in is a painful experience.’

‘I stand as a witness to the silences—to what goes unspoken and ignored—to the things that float away as if insubstantial but that are filled with the simple breaths of…

I’m standing at the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro with my close friend and colleague Kevin Sites. At this celebratory moment, watching the sunrise from the “rooftop of Africa,” I have…

As journalism heads into digital territory, an exploration of online news sites reveals 100 that offer promising pathways.

Arleen White struggles to cope after the judge accepted a plea of manslaughter in connection with the murder of her 15-year-old son. Photo by Nuri Vallbona/The Miami Herald.RELATED ARTICLE“Being a…

After taking a buyout, a longtime newspaper photographer thinks about her future direction in an industry where multimedia now rules and technological know-how is essential.