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Using Documentary Film to Deeply Explore Issues

‘It seemed to me solid news reporting could no longer do its job.’
June 15, 2008

Terrorism and Prisoners: Stories That Should Be Told

‘… stories about how we might balance security and civil liberties began slipping deeper inside major newspapers.’
June 15, 2008

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…
June 15, 2008

Visual Testimony About War

All photos by Peter van Agtmael.For the past two and a half years, I have covered war and its consequences in Iraq, Afghanistan and across the United States. As an…
June 15, 2008

Probing the High Suicide Rate Among Soldiers in Iraq

In pushing for the military to release undisclosed data, reporters found soldiers who battled mental illness and took their own lives during the war.
June 15, 2008

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.’
June 15, 2008

The Last Day of a Great Ride

‘There are far too many goodbye parties in newsrooms like The Boston Globe for employees like me who are taking buyouts …’
June 15, 2008

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.’
June 15, 2008

Fast-Paced Journalism’s Neglect of Nuance and Context

‘In online reporting, news breaks and context is often added later.’
June 15, 2008

Trivial Pursuit: It Happens Too Often in Political Coverage

‘… some of the worst features of campaign reporting emanate from the kinds of psychological defenses that reporters erect to deal with their insecurities.’
June 15, 2008