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Friendships, Feuds and Betrayal in the Newsroom

Arthur Gelb’s memoir reflects on The New York Times’s inner workings.

When Teens Own a Part of the Newspaper

By featuring teen voices and experiences, a newspaper gives younger readers a place to call their own.

Blogging the War Away

A media critic wages his own media war against the coverage of the war.

Creating a New Web of Connections

The Nieman Web site will be home to valuable information about journalism.

Meshing Science, Money and Politics in a Book About AIDS Vaccines

‘Narrative was an obvious tool for approaching such a story….’

Spring 2002: Introduction

On a late fall weekend in 2001, the Nieman Program on Narrative Journalism convened its first conference. More than 800 journalists traveled to Cambridge, Massachusetts to take part in three…

‘Very few writers understand that a story has an arc, not just a beginning, a middle, and an end.’

Jim CollinsThese are things I have learned from my best writers, and now I pass them on to you in 10 lessons.Voice is important, seductive, subversive and can be crucial.…

Indulging Curiosity

Talese and Michel MarriottNew York Times reporter and 2002 Nieman Fellow Michel Marriott introduced Gay Talese at the Nieman Narrative Journalism Conference. Excerpts of their comments follow:Michel Marriott: As a…

Has the Camera’s Eye Replaced the Writer’s Descriptive Hand?

An editor laments the demise of the narrative. And welcomes its return.

Getting to Know You

As many candidates retreat from the press, what we learn is what their strategists want us to know.