Opinion

Bring Back Retail Campaigning

Bring Back Retail Campaigning

The old retail model of campaigning—spending time listening to voters in small settings—would benefit journalism, too
A Tale of Two Filter Bubbles

A Tale of Two Filter Bubbles

Leaving stereotypes about Trump voters behind in a move from the L.A. Times to rural Maine
To Win Back Public Trust, Try Bipartisan Reporting and "Bias Editors"

To Win Back Public Trust, Try Bipartisan Reporting and “Bias Editors”

If you think you have nothing to learn from reporters working elsewhere, you’re part of the problem
Responding to Our Oral Culture

Responding to Our Oral Culture

Sometime late last winter, I began to focus closely on what would happen in the primaries on Super Tuesday, March 1, 2016. I realized I really needed to get on…

Report highlights threats to documentary filmmakers

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…

Guy Raz on how David Carr helped him get a start in journalism

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…

‘Je Suis Juif’: What the Paris Terror Attacks Mean for French Jews

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…

To honor Molly Ivins, journalists turn to playwriting

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…
What Charlie Hebdo Means to France

What Charlie Hebdo Means to France

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…
Adopting Journalistic Techniques at the United Nations

Adopting Journalistic Techniques at the United Nations

A photojournalist explains his decision to leave behind the freelance life and join the U.N.'s communications department