Hannane Ferdjani, NF ’20, launched her program “Beyond the Noise” to report on the pandemic’s impact on Africa Providing better narratives about Africa — it’s been my journalism quest since I first stumbled my way into … Read more
Lisa Krantz, a 2020 Nieman Fellow, on covering the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on her community as a photographer for the San Antonio Express-News: “I met this family at a prayer vigil they held … Read more
During a recent conversation on the ongoing pursuit of racial equity in our workplaces, a colleague asked a question we all should ask ourselves: “How did we get here?” The answer, of course, is that while many … Read more
In January, shortly after the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern, Dr. Ashish Jha, an expert on pandemic preparedness and response, felt confident the U.S. would rise to the occasion. “The notion that the world’s … Read more
The killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota has created a racial reckoning for the country. That reckoning has expanded to America’s newsrooms. Across the country, journalists of color have called out their … Read more
Since the recent uprisings, we at Press On have been hearing and witnessing an increasing sense of urgency from journalism organizations and institutions to address their internal cultures and structures that uphold oppression and racism. This urge is excellent news, … Read more
American journalists are chronicling a nation in turmoil. The strife centers around inequality and is fueled by our inability to understand each other. We are a country of factions that has not figured out how to work … Read more
I can’t remember his name now, but I remember the abject fear of getting something wrong and having to face his wrath — the classic editorial anger meted out to a journalist who got a fact wrong, misspelled someone’s name, … Read more
If you are looking at this reckoning on race and trying to change your newsroom, I ask you to do something harder: Take a critical look at yourself. There are no easy answers to solve for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Read more
David Barboza, NF ’16, is turning information gathered by his journalists into a database for companies During much of my time working as a journalist at The New York Times, I kept asking myself the same question: what do I … Read more