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The Life and Times of a Female Foreign Correspondent

A British reporter writes about reporting from war zones and overseas assignments—and adds marriage and motherhood into the mix.
October 10, 2008

Connecting the Threads of Democracy and Journalism

‘Too often, the decision—based on expedience and expenditure—to publish what is popular or entertaining trumps what is necessary.’
October 10, 2008

Personal Tragedies Illuminate the Consequences of War

In investigating why some Iraq War veterans become homicidal, The New York Times highlighted a circumstance that no one else was tracking.
June 15, 2008

Investigative Reporting on Iraq: From Beginning to End

McClatchy's Washington bureau continues its watchdog reporting about Iraq, this time revealing dangers in the new embassy construction.
June 15, 2008

Following the Brain Injury Story: From Iraq to the Home Front

After hearing from Marines in Iraq about head wounds, a USA Today reporter works to get the military to release information about their prevalence.
June 15, 2008

Terrorism and Prisoners: Stories That Should Be Told

‘… stories about how we might balance security and civil liberties began slipping deeper inside major newspapers.’
June 15, 2008

Creating an Investigative Narrative

On the second morning of the Nieman Foundation's three-day 2008 Conference on Narrative Journalism, Anne Hull, a 1995 Nieman Fellow, and Dana Priest, who investigated and wrote The Washington Post's…
June 15, 2008

Visual Testimony About War

All photos by Peter van Agtmael.For the past two and a half years, I have covered war and its consequences in Iraq, Afghanistan and across the United States. As an…
June 15, 2008

Probing the High Suicide Rate Among Soldiers in Iraq

In pushing for the military to release undisclosed data, reporters found soldiers who battled mental illness and took their own lives during the war.
June 15, 2008

The Last Day of a Great Ride

‘There are far too many goodbye parties in newsrooms like The Boston Globe for employees like me who are taking buyouts …’
June 15, 2008