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Rick Tulsky, NF ’89

Rick Tulsky, NF ’89

In 1985 I encountered a book unlike anything I had ever read. “Common Ground” by J. Anthony Lukas, NF ’69, took a critical issue—race relations—and told the story in the…
Lisa Stone, NF ’02

Lisa Stone, NF ’02

The April 2018issue of Vanity Fair featured a photo of 26 Black women entrepreneurs—each of whom had raised more than $1 million in capital. I trace the origins of that historic photo…

Alisa Sopova, NF ’17

When I think about what influenced me as a journalist, a classic example of excellent Russian journalism—which is, I believe, extremely relevant now—comes to mind. In an undergraduate class on the…
Rami Khouri, NF ’02

Rami Khouri, NF ’02

I first read Jeffrey Fleishman’s 2007 article about poor roof dwellers in Cairo nearly 10 years after he wrote it, while I was teaching a course at the American University…
Conroy Chino, NF '84

Conroy Chino, NF ’84

Literature was my first love, but journalism fulfilled a purpose—the chance to right wrongs. I became aware of the visual power of television and the spoken word. I was influenced by…
Katherine Fulton, NF ’93

Katherine Fulton, NF ’93

Nieman 80 More Nieman Fellows on exemplary journalism that influenced them I have often been inspired by beautifully reported and written narrative histories that bring the “deeper news” to life.…
Bruce Stannard, NF ’83

Bruce Stannard, NF ’83

The America’s Cup in the summer of 1983 was not only the longest and most intensive assignment of my career—one that went on day and night for four months—but it…
Gabe Bullard, NF ’15

Gabe Bullard, NF ’15

Sometime around the point when “Saturday Night Live” did a parody of “Serial,” a joke passed among audio producers that “Serial” invented podcasts. It didn’t, of course, but in a…
Re-examining Lippmann's Legacy

Re-examining Lippmann’s Legacy

Journalists are still grappling with many of the issues that defined Walter Lippmann’s extraordinary career
Chong-ae Lee, NF ’13

Chong-ae Lee, NF ’13

In 2001 I covered a story about an 8-year-old girl who had been raped by older boys in her neighborhood. It was then that I became aware how little I…