Journalism confronted a unique set of challenges in 2023. Artificial intelligence experienced an unprecedented boom this year, allowing journalists to automate some tasks and shift focus onto reporting projects — but also raising concerns about the accuracy and prominence … Read more
Over the past year, Nieman Reports has engaged with influential figures in journalism, highlighting transformative efforts and addressing critical challenges in the field. The discussions have ranged from innovative newsroom initiatives to in-depth strategies tackling issues like media representation, press … Read more
The media landscape underwent significant changes in 2023, marked by the ascent of AI, the decline of Twitter, and the eagerly awaited launch of the Press Forward fund to bolster local news outlets. Throughout the year, Nieman Reports covered topics … Read more
The War in Ukraine. Hurricane Ian. The fall of Roe v. Wade. The midterm elections. The continuing pandemic. The intensity and pace of the news showed no signs of slowing in 2022. Throughout the year, Nieman Reports published dozens of … Read more
This past year has been characterized by threats to democracy — and to journalism. Though many election-denying Republican candidates were defeated in the 2022 mid-term elections, former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to spread disinformation about the … Read more
Our most read stories of 2022 tackle some of journalism’s most pressing issues: women and their struggles for equality in newsrooms, reframing the way we cover politics, and examining the personal identity of journalists outside of their employer. They also … Read more
Over the past year, Nieman Reports has sat down with a number of people who are propelling journalism forward. From editors leading new initiatives in their newsrooms to experts strategizing solutions to some of the industry’s most pressing problems, Nieman … Read more
N ieman Reports was founded as a quarterly print magazine by a group of Nieman alumni in February of 1947 with this mission statement: “It has no pattern, formula or policy except to seek to serve the purpose of the Nieman Foundation ‘to promote standards of journalism … Read more
Over the past year, the Nieman Foundation has invited some of journalism’s most decorated thinkers into conversation on topics ranging from climate coverage to crime reporting to the pandemic’s impact on the health and medicine beat. As 2021 closes out, … Read more
The past year has brought a host of new challenges for journalism: the ongoing pandemic, a new presidency, increasing extremism following Jan. 6, to name a few. Nieman Reports’ columnists and writers have addressed these and other challenges, with nuanced … Read more
