Nieman 80 Joshua Prager, NF ’11 The New York Times critic A.O. Scott once observed that great novels often “blend private destinies with public events.” So too with great nonfiction; it was the private sufferings of… September 20, 2018 Jeneé Osterheldt, NF ’17 It was all a dream. I used to read Word Up! Magazine. And The Source, Vibe, and XXL.[sidebar style=”right” head=”Nieman 80″ deck=””]More Nieman Fellows on exemplary journalism that influenced them[/sidebar]I… September 20, 2018 Bruce Stannard, NF ’83 The America’s Cup in the summer of 1983 was not only the longest and most intensive assignment of my career—one that went on day and night for four months—but it… September 20, 2018 Nancy Webb, NF ’84 [sidebar style=”right” head=”Nieman 80″ deck=””]More Nieman Fellows on exemplary journalism that influenced them[/sidebar]Growing up, I craved a more significant existence than seemed available in rural Kentucky. Climbing the ladder as… September 20, 2018 Gabe Bullard, NF ’15 Sometime around the point when “Saturday Night Live” did a parody of “Serial,” a joke passed among audio producers that “Serial” invented podcasts. It didn’t, of course, but in a… September 20, 2018 Ana Lourdes Cárdenas, NF ’01 Some stories endure, not simply because of the subject matter but for the depth of reporting and quality of writing. Sonia Nazario’s masterpiece “Enrique’s Journey” is without a question one… September 20, 2018 Lolly Bowean, NF ’17 In her illustrious, richly crafted book “The Warmth of Other Suns,” Isabel Wilkerson brilliantly shows the journey that many African-Americans embarked on during the Great Migration. But it’s another Wilkerson… September 20, 2018 Lorie Conway, NF ’94 I had never heard of the musician Sixto Rodriguez before watching “Searching for Sugar Man,” the recipient of both the American Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the British… September 20, 2018 Dolly Katz, NF ’77 In an investigation published in 1972, the Omaha Sun, a weekly newspaper with not much money or staff, ferreted out the huge amounts of money Boys Town, a nonprofit to… September 20, 2018 Fungai Tichawangana, NF ’16 I grew up seeing Tony Namate’s cartoons, and when, around 1991, he started doing independent political cartoons and then joined the Daily News, his work took on a major significance—not… September 20, 2018 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Next
