Features
Journalists-Turned-Entrepreneurs on How They Built Their Businesses
Graduation was approaching, and Northwestern University journalism student Stephanie Choporis faced a tough job market where her choices were few. Read more
Recent Stories
Election ’20: The Role of Local News
When Covering the 2020 Election Put Community, Not Competition, First
Local political coverage is as essential to democracy as national and statewide coverage. Collaboration is the only way diminished newsrooms can keep communities informed
Election ’20: The Role of Local News
We Must Collaborate to Restore Accountability in our State Capitals
Stop competing on every daily story and start collaborating to free up reporters for enterprise and accountability work
Trudeau’s Blackface: The Chilling Effects of Disinformation on Political Engagement
During election season, journalists should be ready for even more sophisticated attempts to plant false narratives and to spin disinformation via legitimate news stories
Opinion: Ethics
Covering Impeachment Isn’t Only About Politics
Journalists must cover the moral and ethical issues—not just the political implications—of impeachment
Yes, We Can Reach Gender Parity in Photojournalism
The New York Times, Bloomberg News, and the San Francisco Chronicle are among the news outlets publishing more photographs by women
Election ’20: The Role of Local News
Less Local News Means Less Democracy
When local journalism declines, so does government transparency and civic engagement
Election ’20: The Role of Local News
What Happens When Weekly Newspapers Disappear?
No one at city council and school board meetings, politicians rarely held accountable—and fewer stories for farmers to read and decide whether they need to get mad
Amidst Crackdowns, Kashmiri Journalists Struggle to Report
With communication restrictions creating dueling narratives of what's happening, Kashmiri journalists are fighting to keep people informed
How Writing Off the Working Class Has Hurt the Mainstream Media
A 1951 Nieman Foundation conference on labor reporting tells us what we are missing in reporting today
Cover Story: Covering Domestic Violence
Photographing Domestic Violence: Showing Uncomfortable Truths
Where is the line between respecting the needs of survivors or the deceased and the public’s need to know?
Cover Story: Covering Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence in Chile: Calling Out Femicide
There is growing pressure on the media not to romanticize femicide as a “crime melodrama”
