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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

Seeking New Ways to Nurture the Capacity to Report

‘Without an independent news media, there is no credibly informed citizenry.’
March 15, 2008

The Press and the Presidency

‘President Bush was obsessed from the beginning of his administration with what he regarded as unjustified intrusions by the press.’
March 15, 2008

The Press and the Presidency: Silencing the Watchdog

‘President Bush was obsessed from the beginning of his administration with what he regarded as unjustified intrusions by the press.’
March 15, 2008

Decision-Making: A Visual Journey Inside the Iraq War

‘… it remains the job of journalists to do more than report the “stuff” that happens or bring to the public the “first rough draft of history.”’
March 15, 2008

Understanding the Value of Investigative Reporting

A nonprofit director feels frustrated by how difficult it is to find ‘adequate resources for independent investigative reporting.’
March 15, 2008

Going Far to Explore a Local Story

‘The currency common to these assignments was the thread of local connections stretching from Indiana to overseas and back in news stories we broadcast.’
December 15, 2007