In the fall of 2020, voters across the country waited in long lines to cast their ballots in a pivotal election, with press on hand to cover the action. One Georgia TV reporter talked to an upbeat voter who … Read more
Robert Boyle made every effort to repeat his experiment successfully. It meant killing yet another bird. But to convince his colleagues that animals need air to live, Boyle had to show them. “Take no one’s word for it” — … Read more
“Journalism and Jim Crow: White Supremacy and the Black Struggle for a New America,” edited by Kathy Roberts Forde and Sid Bedingfield and set for publication by University of Illinois Press in December, explores the press’ historically important role in … Read more
Maciek Nabrdalik, photojournalist and 2017 Nieman Fellow, on photographing the coronavirus pandemic in Poland: “Since March 2020, we’ve been surrounded by a loud noise of political discussions and social response to the safety measures. This assignment took me … Read more
Joshua Prager, NF ’11, has made a career of sharing secrets. In one case, the former Wall Street Journal writer revealed the identity of the only anonymous Pulitzer Prize winner; in another, he exposed how the New York … Read more
The word had so thoroughly infiltrated the language that I no longer noticed it. Then one afternoon, walking across a windy plaza, it brought me to a full stop. A coffee shop had printed it on a long, wide banner, … Read more
Amid a pandemic that has killed over 5 million people globally, the need for clear, accurate information has never been more apparent. And yet many communities lack the crucial information they need to make important decisions for themselves, their families, … Read more
In November of 2017, I made the unpopular decision to move back home to Venezuela. Most people are going in the other direction. More than 5.6 million Venezuelans have left the country, including most of my own family, … Read more
Tennessee Watson, NF ’20, on trying to answer the question: Why do American policymakers continue to invest in incarcerating children? The United States incarcerates kids at substantially higher rates than most other countries. That’s despite decades of research saying supportive … Read more
In the early summer of 2020, the Black Lives Matter protests unleashed after a Minneapolis police officer murdered George Floyd reached Europe, too. During the protests, people filled the streets and squares across European cities to denounce systemic racism, chanting … Read more