Nieman Reports

Cover Story

Climate Coverage that Engages Audiences Without Overwhelming Them

By Michael Blanding• Features• February 13, 2020

Bushfires in Australia. Disintegrating ice in Greenland and Antarctica. Devastating hurricanes in the Caribbean. Record-breaking temperatures around the world—again. Hardly a day goes by when climate change and its consequences aren’t at the top of the news. Related Reading … Read more

Gina McCarthy’s Advice to Climate Journalists: “Talk about Solutions and Build Hope”

By Gina McCarthy• Journalist’s Trade• October 28, 2019

Even when news was breaking about the impeachment inquiry into President Trump, climate change was generating 18 million interactions on social media—more than guns, immigration, and the economy. So, what made the last two weeks of September unique? Kids. … Read more

Reporting the Climate Crisis through (Really) Slow Journalism

By John D. Sutter• Journalist’s Trade• October 28, 2019

We journalists pride ourselves on being good notetakers—astute documentarians—but earlier this year, out in the woods, I met an old man who puts all of us to shame. His name is John O’Keefe. Beard, white. Sweater, green. His gray eyes, … Read more

Five Tips for Better Coverage of the Climate Crisis

By James Painter and Shannon Osaka• Journalist’s Trade• October 28, 2019

These are heady times for anyone scrutinizing climate change coverage. Take the volume of coverage, for example, which seems to be on a sharp upward trend this year. More than 300 media outlets were reported to … Read more

Features

How Independent Journalists in Latin America are Finding New Ways to Hold Power to Account

By Tim Rogers• Features• February 13, 2020

On a hot tropical morning last November, Carlos Fernando Chamorro peered out the airplane window and looked down on the familiar landscape of Nicaragua’s lakes and volcanoes. It had been nearly 11 months since the veteran news … Read more

What Happens to News When Journalists and Historians Join Forces

By Ricki Morell• Features• January 21, 2020

When Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jeff Gammage writes an article on the immigration beat, he often thinks about the history of the city he covers. Philadelphia, the first U. S. capital, has always been a city of immigrants, from Germans … Read more

Audio Articles are Helping News Outlets Gain Loyal Audiences

By Gabe Bullard• Features• February 24, 2020

Listen to this article: https://niemanreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MainArticleAudio.mp3 In spring 2016, the Danish digital magazine Zetland prepared to launch its daily news operation. The effort was crowdfunded, and the team at Zetland asked their … Read more

Audio Services for the Disabled Recalibrate as Local News Shrinks and Tech Advances

By Gabe Bullard• Journalist’s Trade• February 24, 2020

Listen to this article: https://niemanreports.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Sidebaraudio.mp3 The ever-increasing availability of podcasts, audiobooks, and narrated articles has made listening the preferred way for millions of Americans to get news and information. But people with visual impairments, learning disabilities … Read more

Winter 2020

How to Make Climate Coverage Personal, Relevant, and Urgent

Cover Story

Climate Coverage that Engages Audiences Without Overwhelming Them

Gina McCarthy’s Advice to Climate Journalists: “Talk about Solutions and Build Hope”

Reporting the Climate Crisis through (Really) Slow Journalism

Five Tips for Better Coverage of the Climate Crisis

Features

How Independent Journalists in Latin America are Finding New Ways to Hold Power to Account

What Happens to News When Journalists and Historians Join Forces

Audio Articles are Helping News Outlets Gain Loyal Audiences

Audio Services for the Disabled Recalibrate as Local News Shrinks and Tech Advances

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How rewriting history with a deepfake moon landing video could help spot misinformation

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From dodging cattle to booming tech, LA Times’ Richard Read covers Washington state’s divided people

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Sounding

What Could Trauma-Informed Journalism Look Like?

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Nieman Lab

What should newsrooms do about deepfakes? These three things, for starters

By John Bowers, Tim Hwang, and Jonathan Zittrain

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