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Understanding the Threat

Understanding the Threat

Two infectious disease specialists describe and discuss what the scientific community knows about the avian flu virus H5N1 and how pandemic influenza might emerge.
March 15, 2007

The Many Dimensions of the Avian Flu Story

Reporters from the United States, China and Germany discuss how a story about a health issue such as avian flu can be covered competitively, with its web of connections that…
March 15, 2007

Reporting From the Frontlines of the Flu

Reporters and editors discuss how they've covered disaster situations, including those in which people were infected by the H5N1 virus. And they talk about preparations they are making at their…
March 15, 2007

Preparing for Pandemic Flu

A man wears a rooster head to publicize bird flu prevention on the streets of Xi’an in China’s Shaanxi Province. March 2006. Photo courtesy of The Associated Press/EyePress. Stephen Prior,…
March 15, 2007

Interaction of Journalists and Sources

What transpired between journalists and sources during past disasters and crises—such as the 2001 anthrax attacks—can illuminate challenges confronting the press as it seeks reliable information from experts. Some lessons…
March 15, 2007

Military Barriers Impede a Newspaper’s Investigation

When the Los Angeles Times set out to tell how two Afghans held in U.S. military custody died, its efforts to report the story met resistance at every twist and…
March 15, 2007

Global Health Fellowships at the Nieman Foundation

In a new and unique collaborative effort, Nieman Fellows devote a year to the study of global health issues, including a reporting trip to a developing nation.
March 15, 2007

Allister Sparks Laments the Journalistic Decline of the United States—His Lodestar

Allister Sparks, of South Africa, is my closest and dearest friend, although we are thousands of miles apart. We have been friends since we were Niemans together in 1962-63. And…
March 15, 2007

Laughter and Memories Shared Amid Danger

An interpreter says that if the Taliban fighter ‘found out I worked for foreigners’ — here Qahir ran his finger across his neck — ‘no more questions, I’m slaughtered.’
March 15, 2007

Uncovering Afghanistan

Cultural traditions have continued to constrain women's lives and voices even five years after the end of Taliban rule.
March 15, 2007