Journalist’s Trade

From Newsroom to Nursery—The Beat Goes On

‘That is when I had the epiphany: These early years of motherhood were like being a rookie reporter on the beat.’
December 9, 2010
Diana K. Sugg

Tanzanian Travels: Why Flexibility Matters

‘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…
September 21, 2010
Jeb Sharp

A Correspondent for The New York Times Ends Her Reporting in Gaza — For a While

‘... 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…
September 13, 2010
Taghreed El-Khodary
Into Africa—With a Newspaper in Iowa

Into Africa—With a Newspaper in Iowa

With International Reporting Project support, ‘my story reminded Iowans that it’s not just the large coastal papers that bring them news from abroad.’
September 7, 2010
Perry Beeman
Chasing Haiti

Chasing Haiti

‘Spending enough time in a tormented country for the reality to truly sink in is a painful experience.’
September 7, 2010
Amy Bracken

Bearing Witness: The Poet as Journalist

‘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…
September 7, 2010
Kwame Dawes

The Uninvited: Snapshots From Hyena Square

An Essay in Words and Photographs
September 7, 2010
Jeffrey Porter

Categorizing What Works—So We Can Apply Those Lessons to Future Endeavors

As journalism heads into digital territory, an exploration of online news sites reveals 100 that offer promising pathways.
June 14, 2010
Michele McLellan

Recognizing the Special Value of Still Photos in a Video World

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…
March 30, 2010
Nuri Vallbona

Being a Photojournalist Doesn’t Equal Job Security

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.
March 30, 2010
Nuri Vallbona