Opinion

The War in Iraq and 9/11: Interviews with Journalist Authors

Links to in-depth interviews with journalist authors. We are grateful to the hosts and producers of these various shows for helping us create this unique online database.

The Book as an Investigative Vehicle for News

A journalist explores why news organizations too often fail ‘to treat the investigative discoveries of the book authors as headline grabbers.’

The ‘P’ Word in the Book Business

‘Newspapers constantly editorialize about other professionals hiding their misdeeds, but with this they were silent.’

Teaching Journalism Students to Value What Is Authentic

‘I thought by sheer will I could be the one teacher who led his students away from plagiarism.’

Plagiarism Goes by a Different Name on the Web

A journalism class experiences firsthand ‘the slippery new terms being used in our slippery times.’

Letter to the Editor

Editor’s Note: Nieman Reports relies on journalists who write for our pages to provide an accurate account of events and experiences they share with our readers. Though we work to…

Well-Chosen Words Can Weave Tangled Webs

An increasingly important job of political journalists is to ‘unmask the tricksters.’

The Making of an Obituary Writer — And a Man

‘My words gave readers thousands of moments to remember of little lives well-lived.’

Rethinking Foreign Correspondents’ American Dream

‘No foreign news organization has the access, sources or resources to enable them to operate in the same league as domestic journalists.’

Lessons of Youth Shape a Writer’s Career

In his memoir, a sportswriter observes his life and times as he delves into issues deserving of journalists’ attention.