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Nieman Reports’ Top 5 Interviews of 2024

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Nieman Reports’ Top 5 Interviews of 2024

As 2024 winds down, here are 5 interviews from the past year we at Nieman Reports think are worth a (re)read
Dear America Dear America

Features

Dear America

Advice from areas of the world where press freedom is under attack

Ann Marie Lipinski

Democracies Should Never Spy on Journalists, Even in the Name of National Security Democracies Should Never Spy on Journalists, Even in the Name of National Security

Opinion

Democracies Should Never Spy on Journalists, Even in the Name of National Security

The importance of safeguarding against media surveillance, especially in countries with a tradition of press freedom.

Sandrine Rigaud

After Assad: What the Fall of Syria's Dictatorship May Mean for the Country’s Journalists After Assad: What the Fall of Syria's Dictatorship May Mean for the Country’s Journalists

Interview

After Assad: What the Fall of Syria's Dictatorship May Mean for the Country’s Journalists

Lina Chawaf, head of Radio Rozana, discusses how independent Syrian media are grappling with a new reality under Islamist rule.

Fall 2024 Magazine

What’s at Stake on the Ocean Floor

Visual Journalism

What’s at Stake on the Ocean Floor

As governments and mining companies push to extract minerals from the deep sea, conservationists — and nature — warn us of the potential long-lasting ramifications

Laurel Chor

Features

Unerased

Ann Cooper

Features

Reporting on Empty

Marigo Farr

Features

Mixed Signals

Gabe Bullard

Live @ Lippmann

The Future of American Democracy Amid Deepening Polarization

Features

Sunset in Baltimore

Marc Fisher

International Journalism

How Ukrainian Media Is Navigating the Challenge of Reporting Ethically on the Russian Invasion

International Journalism

How Ukrainian Media Is Navigating the Challenge of Reporting Ethically on the Russian Invasion

Many news organizations are adapting to the realities brought by the ongoing conflict.

Chine Labbé

Journalists See “Clear, Alarming Signals” for Press Freedom in Italy

Features

Journalists See “Clear, Alarming Signals” for Press Freedom in Italy

The right-wing government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is exerting pressure on the press through lawsuits, wiretaps, and forcing veteran journalists from key roles in public broadcasting.

Stefania D'Ignoti

As Press Freedoms Erode in Bangladesh, Political Cartoonists Are Being Targeted by An Increasingly Authoritarian Regime

Features

As Press Freedoms Erode in Bangladesh, Political Cartoonists Are Being Targeted by An Increasingly Authoritarian Regime

The crackdown has had a chilling effect on the entire media industry.

Sheikh Sabiha Alam

Visual Journalism

The Hands That Bring Day of the Dead to Life

Visual Journalism

The Hands That Bring Day of the Dead to Life

Mexican women farmers harvest cempasúchil blooms each year, keeping cultural traditions alive despite inequity

Greta Rico

Up to Bat Up to Bat

Visual Journalism

Up to Bat

A photographer chronicles Las Amazonas of Yaxunah, an Indigenous women’s softball team that’s challenging gender norms in rural Mexico.

Bénédicte Desrus

What’s at Stake on the Ocean Floor What’s at Stake on the Ocean Floor

Visual Journalism

What’s at Stake on the Ocean Floor

As governments and mining companies push to extract minerals from the deep sea, conservationists — and nature — warn us of the potential long-lasting ramifications

Laurel Chor

A Place for Food, Housing, and Dignity A Place for Food, Housing, and Dignity

Visual Journalism

A Place for Food, Housing, and Dignity

A photographer documented the lives of aging sex workers at Casa Xochiquetzal, a shelter in Mexico City.

Bénédicte Desrus

Opinion

Democracies Should Never Spy on Journalists, Even in the Name of National Security

Opinion

Democracies Should Never Spy on Journalists, Even in the Name of National Security

The importance of safeguarding against media surveillance, especially in countries with a tradition of press freedom.

Sandrine Rigaud

You’re as Good as Your Best Byline

Opinion

You’re as Good as Your Best Byline

A love letter to the journalists who toil

Katherine Lewis

Journalists Can Do Better Covering Mass Shootings 

Opinion

Journalists Can Do Better Covering Mass Shootings 

New recommended best practices reflect the experiences and concerns of survivors, who often feel exploited.

Amanda J. Crawford

Interview

After Assad: What the Fall of Syria's Dictatorship May Mean for the Country’s Journalists

After Assad: What the Fall of Syria's Dictatorship May Mean for the Country’s Journalists
“You Must Stand Up”: Amanda Becker on Chronicling the Fallout of Roe v. Wade's Reversal

“You Must Stand Up”: Amanda Becker on Chronicling the Fallout of Roe v. Wade's Reversal

Megan Cattel

How the AP Calls Elections

How the AP Calls Elections

Megan Cattel

KUER in Salt Lake City Has Launched Utah's First Bilingual Radio Station

KUER in Salt Lake City Has Launched Utah's First Bilingual Radio Station

Helen Li

Live @ Lippmann

The Future of American Democracy Amid Deepening Polarization

Live @ Lippmann

The Future of American Democracy Amid Deepening Polarization

Harvard professor Archon Fung on the country’s political divisions and strategies for reaching across party lines.
How the Russian Independent Media Archive Is Defying Censorship — and Saving History

Live @ Lippmann

How the Russian Independent Media Archive Is Defying Censorship — and Saving History

Co-founders Masha Gessen and Ilia Venyavkin on how the RIMA is preserving the work of Russian independent media for future generations.
“Are You Going to Contribute to the Chaos? Or Are You Going to Thread Through and Be the Expert?”

Live @ Lippmann

“Are You Going to Contribute to the Chaos? Or Are You Going to Thread Through and Be the Expert?”

Maria Ressa and Glenda M. Gloria, NF ‘18, on standing up to dictators, big tech, and disinformation