Nieman Reports
Fall 2000
Photojournalism: Pondering the Power of Images and the Risks Taken by Those Who Make Them

James Nachtwey’s book “Inferno” is a collection of 382 photographs depicting the horrific brutality and suffering of people who are entrapped by war, famine or political unrest. Its publication offers an opportunity to reflect not only on his extraordinary and courageous career as a photojournalist but on how, in this time of visual onslaught, images such as these are absorbed and their messages acted upon.
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Photojournalism
Words & Reflections
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Fall 2000: Words & Reflections Introduction
By Melissa Ludtke
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Questions Crime Reporters Sometimes Forget to Ask
By John Painter Jr.
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Dead Men Talking
By Ken Armstrong
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An Indictment of the Washington Press
By Michael Gartner
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Harper’s Magazine: A Survivor!
By Robert Manning
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Can Journalism Be Fair?
By Philip Meyer
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Freelancers Confront New Challenges
By Anne Driscoll
International Journalism
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Fall 2000: International Journalism Introduction
By Melissa Ludtke
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Journalism in Transition in South Africa
By Mathatha Tsedu
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A Story of Courage in South African Journalism
By Dennis Cruywagen
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In Zimbabwe, the Independent Press Struggles to Survive
By David Karanja
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Imprisonment and Torture of Journalists in Zimbabwe
By Mark G. Chavunduka
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Lessons Learned in Africa
By Wilson Wanene
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Top 10 Underreported Humanitarian Stories
By Doctors Without Borders
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From Darkness Into Blinding Glare
By Susan Moeller
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Coverage of AIDS in Africa: The media are silent no longer.
By Susan Moeller
Curator's Corner
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- A Muslim man begs for his life as he is taken prisoner by Arkan’s Tigers during the first battle for Bosnia in March 1992. He was later thrown from a thirdstory window during interrogation. Photo by Ron Haviv/SABA.