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War Coverage in the Chinese Media

The Chinese people saw changes in the way news of this war was brought to them.

The Arab Press

‘Like their audience, the Arab world’s newspapers are angry, nuanced, multifaceted, passionate and argumentative.’

Spring 2003: Introduction

The December election of South Korea’s new president, Roh Moo-hyun, writes In-Yong Rhee, a news commentator for Seoul’s Munwha Broadcasting Corporation and current Nieman Fellow, was a “victory of the…

Journalists Built a Bridge of Understanding Between East and West

During the cold war, Soviet and American editors learned from one another.

Creating a Different Approach to Telling the News

An American journalism professor teaches students about free speech in authoritarian Uzbekistan.

Reflecting the Life of China in the Mirror of His Life

A Chinese scholar and one-time journalist describes what happened to him during the Cultural Revolution.

The Korean Election Shows a Shift in Media Power

Young voters create a ‘cyber Acropolis’ and help to elect the president.

Expanding the Lens on Coverage of the Middle East

By judging a newspaper’s visual coverage over a long period of time, bias becomes less apparent.

Fall 2002: Introduction

As conflict in the Middle East has intensified, scrutiny of the press coverage has likewise increased, with charges of biased reporting being made from all sides. Often such charges lead…

Do Words and Pictures From the Middle East Matter?

A journalist from the region argues that U.S. policy is not affected by the way news is reported.