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A new report on the threats documentary filmmakers face when they challenge powerful interests recommends steps filmmakers can take to protect themselves and their work. “Dangerous Documentaries: Reducing Risk when…

NPR’s Guy Raz, a 2009 Nieman Fellow, offered a reminiscence of New York Times media reporter David Carr, who died Feb. 12: In 1998, I got my first break in…

The rallies that followed the recent terror attacks in Paris brought together various segments of French society, including journalists and others who firmly believe in freedom of expression as well…

Almost immediately after the sharp-witted columnist Molly Ivins died in 2007, two fans, Margaret and Allison Engel, twin sisters and journalists, vowed to keep her spirit alive. They wrote a…

A 2011 Nieman Fellow, Florence Martin-Kessler attended a vigil in honor of the slain Charlie Hebdo journalists on Wednesday night. “It was very silent, very crowded,” said Martin-Kessler, editor in chief of…

Looked at from a certain angle, the United Nations could be the world’s biggest news organization, with well-staffed bureaus in most crisis zones. Rather than one harried correspondent covering everything…

Benjamin C. Bradlee, the legendary Washington Post editor who died October 21, was known for his eloquence, sharp wit, and speaking truth to power. These qualities are evident in the…

The story of Nathaniel Nakasa has all the makings of a classic tragedy. Nakasa, a talented black journalist from South Africa, was selected to be a Nieman Fellow in the…

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