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Using Documentary Film to Deeply Explore Issues

‘It seemed to me solid news reporting could no longer do its job.’

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…

Combining Investigative Reporting With an Editorial Voice

‘… it became clear that the editorial board could advocate for changes by presenting the facts in a fresh, in-depth way and by speaking with scientific-based authority.’

The Spanish-Language Press Delves Into Racial Complexities

‘Most notable was the story line in which Latino voters were described in ways that made them seem monolithic.’

Selling the Iraq War: Unearthing False Advertising

For the first time, five years after the start of the Iraq War, journalists and citizens can view what the most prominent Bush administration officials said publicly, juxtaposed against what…

Reporting Is Only Part of the Investigative Story

‘In “Billions Over Baghdad,” we knew that simply reporting the costs of the Iraq War in mind-numbing billions wasn’t good enough.’

Letter to the Editor

Democracy Can Complicate the Job of Journalists

When a decade of conflict ended, ‘what many Nepali journalists did not anticipate was that the worst had yet to come.’

Determining the Reliability of a Key CIA Source

After his newspaper story exposed the CIA’s reliance on a con man to determine if Iraq had WMD, a journalist dug deeper to unravel the mystery.

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.”’