Search results for “nieman” Showing 3510 results 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 War, Satire and the Way It Is—For Women Reporters ‘… being female can be an advantage in Afghanistan, in part because Western women are still curiosities there, especially outside Kabul.’ October 4, 2011 What Often Goes Unsaid The racial dynamic of what happens inside a newsroom is ‘an elusive if contentious subject that seldom rises to become a topic of media forums or workshops—except when minority journalists… October 3, 2011 Mystical Kabul From Kabul words and images of war come our way. At a time of increasing violence, photojournalist Iason Athanasiadis explores part of the city’s underground rarely seen—the Sufi sect’s ecstatic… September 29, 2011 Will Machines Replace Journalists? After looking at start-ups for their book, “The Monkey That Won a Pulitzer,” two Italian journalists launched a project that uses motion graphics to tell news stories with context. September 28, 2011 Previous 1 … 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 … 351 Next