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Threats to Democracy Are One of the “Existential Challenges” of Our Time. Here’s How to Cover Them

Threats to Democracy Are One of the “Existential Challenges” of Our Time. Here’s How to Cover Them

Freedom House’s Michael Abramowitz and The Washington Post’s Matea Gold on the state of democracy now and where journalists can go from here
October 26, 2022
Companies Rely On Journalism To Not Cover Tech. Here’s How To

Companies Rely On Journalism To Not Cover Tech. Here’s How To

For many, the world of data and cybersecurity can feel nebulous. But as abstract as blockchain, spyware, and Big Tech may seem, they have major implications for the everyday person’s…
May 25, 2022
Rukhshana Media: “Do Not Forget Afghanistan”

Rukhshana Media: “Do Not Forget Afghanistan”

In April, Nieman Fellows from the class of 2022 honored Rukhshana Media, an online news outlet in Afghanistan, with the Louis M. Lyons Award for Conscience and Integrity in Journalism. Founded…
May 19, 2022
Dr. Ashish Jha on Bracing for the Pandemic’s Third Year

Dr. Ashish Jha on Bracing for the Pandemic’s Third Year

By the spring of 2021, one year into the pandemic, a return to normalcy seemed on the horizon. Vaccine availability was on the cusp of becoming more widespread in the…
April 6, 2022
Trymaine Lee: “Our Allegiances Are to the Truth, and to the People”

Trymaine Lee: “Our Allegiances Are to the Truth, and to the People”

From the killing of Trayvon Martin to the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, Trymaine Lee has been on the ground reporting some of the largest racial justice stories of the…
February 8, 2022
NYT Reporters on Afghanistan’s Media Landscape Under the Taliban: “Afghan Journalism in Exile Can Happen”

NYT Reporters on Afghanistan’s Media Landscape Under the Taliban: “Afghan Journalism in Exile Can Happen”

In the five months since the Taliban seized control of Kabul, the situation in Afghanistan remains precarious. Billions of dollars in international aid, including from the U.S., have been suspended…
January 25, 2022
Nieman Reports’ Top 5 Interviews of 2021

Nieman Reports’ Top 5 Interviews of 2021

Over the past year, the Nieman Foundation has invited some of journalism’s most decorated thinkers into conversation on topics ranging from climate coverage to crime reporting to the pandemic’s impact…
December 17, 2021
The Emancipator's Co-Editors-in-Chief Are Bringing the 19th Century Abolitionist Paper to Life

The Emancipator’s Co-Editors-in-Chief Are Bringing the 19th Century Abolitionist Paper to Life

In March, The Boston Globe’s opinion team and Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research announced plans to revive The Emancipator, the first abolitionist newspaper in the United States, initially founded…
October 6, 2021
The Modi Government, The Caravan Magazine, and the State of the Free Press in India

The Modi Government, The Caravan Magazine, and the State of the Free Press in India

Editors Vinod Jose and Hartosh Singh Bal of The Caravan magazine, winner of the Nieman Foundation's 2021 Lyons Award , talk about politics, journalism, Covid-19, and free speech in India
July 15, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci: “You’ve Got to Evolve with the Science. Science Is a Self‑Correcting Process”

Dr. Anthony Fauci: “You’ve Got to Evolve with the Science. Science Is a Self‑Correcting Process”

Dr. Anthony Fauci, chief medical advisor to U.S. President Joe Biden, has been the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) since 1984. As a member…
June 30, 2021