Anja Niedringhaus is a photographer with The Associated Press. She was a 2007 Nieman Fellow.
March 15, 2004
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Stories About Campaign Coverage
In his essay “Only a Lunatic Would Do This Kind of Work,” David M. Shribman, executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, captures the essence of what motivates political journalists. “They have an ethos,” Shribman writes. “They believe in inquiry. They believe in the value of the pointed question. They believe in catching their prey in an unscripted moment or in a lie. They believe in asking impertinent questions of their social betters. They believe small deviations from a candidate’s basic stump speech have grave implications.” – Melissa Ludtke, Editor
Anja Niedringhaus is a photographer with The Associated Press. She was a 2007 Nieman Fellow.
Libyan rebels retreat as mortars from Muammar Qaddafi’s forces are fired on them on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Tuesday, March 22, 2011.
A Libyan rebel prays next to his gun on the frontline of the outskirts of the city of Ajdabiya, south of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Monday, March 21, 2011.
A Libyan man is comforted by hospital staff as he reacts after identifying his killed brother in the morgue of the Jalaa hospital in Benghazi, eastern Libya, Tuesday, March 22, 2011. His brother was killed earlier in fighting around the city of Ajdabiya, where rebels clash now for weeks with troops of Muammar Qaddafi.
A Libyan rebel greets a man on a checkpoint leading into Ras Lanouf, eastern Libya, Sunday, March 27, 2011.
An injured captured Qaddafi soldier is being interrogated by a rebel soldier at the Jalaa hospital in Benghazi, eastern Libya, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
A warplane is shot down over the outskirts of Benghazi, eastern Libya, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
A Libyan rebel jumps on top a still burning car after Qaddafi’s forces were pushed back from Benghazi, eastern Libya, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
Iason Athanasiadis is a freelance photographer represented by Corbis. He was a 2008 Nieman Fellow.
Pro-rebel women residents of Benghazi demonstrate in a central square against the offensive launched against the rebels by Libyan President Muammar el-Qaddafi.
Victory in Ajdabiya — a triumphant rebel flashes a victory sign in the colors of the old royalist Libyan flag that has seen a new lease of life.
Slain rebel Ahmed Mrajaa Abdulali lies in his coffin on March 23, 2011 after being killed on Friday, March 18, 2011 by small-arms fire during fighting against pro-Qaddafi loyalists on the outskirts of the disputed town of Ajdabiya in eastern Libya.
Frontline, Ajdabiya
A rebel supporter holding a portrait of a relative killed in the fighting walks past a wall festooned with images of those killed.
A rebel fighter advances towards Qaddafi loyalist positions during the battle for Ajdabiya on March 26, 2011.
A rebel fighter runs through the desert towards Qaddafi loyalist positions in the outskits of Ajdabiya on March 26, 2011. The battle for control of Ajdabiya, the gateway to eastern Libya, has lasted six days.
Stories About Campaign Coverage
In his essay “Only a Lunatic Would Do This Kind of Work,” David M. Shribman, executive editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, captures the essence of what motivates political journalists. “They have an ethos,” Shribman writes. “They believe in inquiry. They believe in the value of the pointed question. They believe in catching their prey in an unscripted moment or in a lie. They believe in asking impertinent questions of their social betters. They believe small deviations from a candidate’s basic stump speech have grave implications.” – Melissa Ludtke, Editor
During election season, journalists should be ready for even more sophisticated attempts to plant false narratives and to spin disinformation via legitimate news stories
