Search results for “nieman” Showing 3430 results Visual Intensity of Words ‘Does the Kindle allow the visual even more dominance over the other senses in the act of reading?’ December 7, 2011 Sooner Sounds Better Recently I wrote a memoir with the working title "Paper Route: Finding My Way to Precision Journalism" and then I started looking for a publisher. One of my first stops… December 7, 2011 Telling Political Stories in Closer to Real-Time Books ‘The digital book project is a way of ensuring that these tips and anecdotes and character insights don’t get pushed aside, and instead are developed and given to readers in… December 7, 2011 Will I Ever Write the Book? Why Not? ‘I teach nonfiction books. I study them, praise them, and pick them apart, and as I do so, I often wonder what’s holding me back from writing one.’ December 6, 2011 Novels Win Out Over Journalism ‘The biggest shift in going from journalism to books is not from scribe to artist, but employee to entrepreneur—suddenly self-employed, with no benefits, no expense account, and no security.’ December 6, 2011 Newsroom to Classroom: Books as a Thread of Connection With a forthcoming book about undercover reporting—along with a reporter-friendly database of historic examples—a j-school professor keeps her focus on familiar topics. December 6, 2011 Writing a Life, Living a Writer’s Life ‘At one point, my mother, a woman who is anything but acid, told me: “Get a job, and get a life.” She said this out of love and concern because… December 6, 2011 Is the Financial Crisis Also a Crime Story? What happens when reporters pursue the wrong narrative in covering financial news? It is a personal story with deeper implications. October 13, 2011 Six Decades of Watching Mississippi—Starting in 1947 ‘Late in 1977, we started to tackle the comeback of the [Ku Klux Klan] in Mississippi. In response, a cross wrapped in kerosene-soaked rags was set ablaze just past midnight… October 13, 2011 Wangari Maathai—A Reporter’s Remembrance Wangari Maathai holds her Nobel Peace Prize and certificate in 2004. Maathai, a Kenyan ecologist, was the first African woman and the first environmentalist to have won the coveted prize.… October 11, 2011 Previous 1 … 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 … 343 Next