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Winter 2010: Class Notes

Investigative Reporter Craig R. McCoy Honored With I.F. Stone Medal Craig R. McCoy, who has exposed injustice and corruption during almost three decades as a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer;…
December 13, 2010

VietNamNet: Responses to a Fall 2010 Nieman Reports Article

After Nieman Reports published “An American Observes a Vietnamese Approach to Newsgathering” in our Fall 2010 issue, we received several letters raising concern about the context and content of the…
December 10, 2010

The Blog as Beat

‘… the Internet changes the concept of the beat: A blog such as ours becomes a valued partner of political reporters offering them additional sources and fresh angles for stories.”
December 9, 2010

An American Observes a Vietnamese Approach to Newsgathering

Editor’s Note:We have made the decision to remove from our online publication “An American Observes a Vietnamese Approach to Newsgathering” based on a number of concerns raised both within VietNamNet…
September 27, 2010

Looking at Western and Eastern Ideas About Journalism

When Glenn Mott returned to China to teach journalism 15 years after his first stint, he found crucial differences, among them critical thinking and a rising level of talent.
September 13, 2010

Foreign Reporting: It’s Not Like It Used to Be

Just a dozen years ago, the International Reporting Project’s approach was very different. Then, it trained staff reporters hoping to head to foreign bureaus; now it supports story ideas, many…
September 10, 2010

A Former BBC Producer Takes a Fresh Look at Foreign News: ‘It’s the Audience, Stupid!’

Using a new approach to storytelling ‘we managed to broaden our audience, expand our coverage and—this is critical—not “dumb down” in the process.’
September 7, 2010

The Sometimes Bumpy Nonprofit Ride Into Digital Foreign Correspondence

‘We began with the naïve assumption that if we covered the costs of getting journalists to the field they would be able to earn a decent income through placement of…
September 7, 2010

In South Africa, Connecting With a Wealth of Nieman Fellows and Finding Signs of Hope

A first trip to the former land of apartheid is a time to renew friendships and ponder the nation’s future.
September 7, 2010

News-Focused Game Playing: Is It a Good Way to Engage People in an Issue?

‘Ultimately our challenge will be to determine which metrics for successful storytelling turn out to be most important in the digital environment.’
June 29, 2010