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1972: Reflections on Vietnam, the Press And America

[This article originally appeared in the March 1972 issue of Nieman Reports.]God knows we are not perfect as professionals. To be honest, after eight years of covering the Vietnam War,…
December 15, 1999

1961: Are We the Best Informed Nation?

[This article originally appeared in the July 1961 issue of Nieman Reports.]“Communications specialists” and working newspapermen sometimes glibly assert without a shred of proof that the American people are the…
December 15, 1999

Winter 1999 – Spring 2000: International News Introduction

It was not until 1952, 14 years after the Nieman Foundation was founded, that the first international Fellows arrived in Cambridge. They were from New Zealand, Australia and Canada. Since…
December 15, 1999

1968: A Newspaper’s Role Between the Riots

[This article originally appeared in the June 1968 issue of Nieman Reports.]When the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders blamed white racism for the destructive environment of the ghettos, most…
December 15, 1999

The Roots of Our Responsibility

The American press was halfway through the century just ended before journalists began to talk seriously about press responsibility. A letter Henry Luce wrote to Robert Hutchins, President of the…
December 15, 1999

Is ‘New Media’ Really New?

For news agency reporters, technology changes but not how the job is done.
September 15, 1999

Russian Television News: Owners and the Public

Owners jockey for political advantage. The public spots bias.
September 15, 1999

Reporting on Reproductive and Genetic Technologies

An author describes her experiences—good and bad—with the media.
September 15, 1999

The Evolving Coverage of Welfare Reform

Themes of Dependency Give Way to Complexities of Life Among the Working Poor
June 15, 1999

The Journalist as a Witness to War Crimes

A New Book Helps Reporters Define What They See
June 15, 1999