Opinion

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…
January 10, 2015
Tara W. Merrigan
Adopting Journalistic Techniques at the United Nations

Adopting Journalistic Techniques at the United Nations

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…
December 12, 2014
Iason Athanasiadis
Ben Bradlee: Good Owners Make Good Editors

Ben Bradlee: Good Owners Make Good Editors

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…
October 28, 2014

“A Distant Drum” brings the life of Nat Nakasa, NF ’65, to the stage

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…
October 1, 2014
Jonathan Seitz
Anna Holmes

Anna Holmes

Related ArticleWhere Are the Women?Why we need more female newsroom leadersPLUSRead more stories from prominent female leadersThe gatekeepers, the managers, could do well to constantly push themselves to broaden their…
September 11, 2014
Anna Holmes
Geneva Overholser

Geneva Overholser

Related ArticleWhere Are the Women?Why we need more female newsroom leadersPLUSRead more stories from prominent female leadersThe newsroom culture desperately needs to shift from the old “We journalists know news,…
September 11, 2014
Geneva Overholser
Debra Adams Simmons

Debra Adams Simmons

Related ArticleWhere Are the Women?Why we need more female newsroom leadersPLUSRead more stories from prominent female leadersI had women who nurtured my career and helped me grow as a newsroom…
September 11, 2014
Debra Adams Simmons
Susan Smith Richardson

Susan Smith Richardson

Related ArticleWhere Are the Women?Why we need more female newsroom leadersPLUSRead more stories from prominent female leadersI am lucky. My older sister had been a journalist for several years before…
September 11, 2014
Susan Smith Richardson
Wanda Lloyd

Wanda Lloyd

Related ArticleWhere Are the Women?Why we need more female newsroom leadersPLUSRead more stories from prominent female leadersBringing women and people of color into an organization means also respecting them for…
September 11, 2014
Wanda Lloyd
Margaret Low Smith

Margaret Low Smith

Related ArticleWhere Are the Women?Why we need more female newsroom leadersPLUSRead more stories from prominent female leadersI grew up thinking that anything was possible for women. Newsrooms are inherently aggressive,…
September 11, 2014
Margaret Low Smith