Nieman 80 Dina Temple-Raston, NF ’14 You don’t find books; books find you. That’s what essayist Joseph Epstein told us in our writing classes at Northwestern. All these years later, I still think he’s right. Barbara W.… September 20, 2018 Stuart Watson, NF ’08 When I was just a kid growing up in Albany, Georgia, I pulled down from my dad’s bookcases a coffee-table book published by Life magazine. On page 460 in “The Second… September 20, 2018 Gary Knight, NF ’10 “Vietnam Inc.” changed the way I looked at what photojournalism could be. It had a point of view, subtle and clearly stated, but definitely not overstated. It was the result of… September 20, 2018 Linda Robinson, NF ’01 My ninth-grade civics and American history teacher Miss Keister gave me “Winners and Losers” by Gloria Emerson, among the many articles and books she constantly offered me. She fed my… September 20, 2018 Alison MacAdam, NF ’14 I still remember where I was when I heard this story. It was night. I was driving alone—the best time to listen to the radio. I was 23, in my… September 20, 2018 Steve Northup, NF ’74 “Up Front” is a collection of Bill Mauldin’s World War II cartoons featuring Willie and Joe, a pair of dogged infantrymen, who are tired and dirty all the time. Bill… September 20, 2018 Subina Shrestha, NF ’17 Growing up in Nepal under the autocratic monarchy I did not know that journalists could tell stories about underdogs. The government only broadcast news about the royals and their official visits.… September 20, 2018 Eli Reed, NF ’83 My appreciation for the long-form photographic essay began with work published in Life magazine. A number of photo essays captured my attention. Two by legendary Life photographer W. Eugene Smith… September 20, 2018 Rami Khouri, NF ’02 I first read Jeffrey Fleishman’s 2007 article about poor roof dwellers in Cairo nearly 10 years after he wrote it, while I was teaching a course at the American University… September 20, 2018 Amy Webb, NF ’15 By any measure, we are living through a golden age of journalism and the impact is palpable. But as we enter the third era of computing—otherwise known as artificial intelligence—it’s more… September 20, 2018 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
