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Evin Prison: A Destination for ‘Troublesome’ Journalists In Iran

Nicola Bruno’s provocative piece about machines replacing journalists is among the essays featured in this section of Nieman Reports. Other writers take us inside Tehran’s Evin prison, where Iran held…
September 27, 2011

A Father’s Life Tugs His Son to Revisit Unsolved Crimes

‘More and more I was looking not just at my father’s story but also at the unfinished business of the civil rights movement.’
September 14, 2011

Here’s What People Want to Know: Why Do Journalists Tell These Stories?

Why is what happened then considered news today? Why stir up memories of events that were long ago put to rest? Hank Klibanoff, author of “The Race Beat” and managing…
September 12, 2011

Compelled to Remember What Others Want to Forget

‘… I realize that the way forward is through doing what we do best. We tell stories. We are journalists. And if we, as journalists, don’t tell these forgotten stories,…
September 9, 2011

Writing About People You Know

‘In community journalism, there is no place to hide, and if you want to hide, then you have no business in this business anyway.’
June 9, 2011

From Journalism to Self-Publishing Books

‘Our experience with print-on-demand books offers promising and challenging news.’
December 15, 2010

Figuring Out What a 21st Century Book Can Be

When an author’s insistence on publishing under a Creative Commons license met resistance from book publishers, he decided to self-publish his book with Lulu.
December 15, 2010

The Sportswriter as Fan: Me and My Blog

‘Our blog made no bones about its utter subjectivity, but we were seen as more objective than those for whom objectivity was a commandment.’
December 15, 2010

Lessons for the Future From the First Post-Pokémon Generation

‘Creating interest-driven content and programming that is easily shared, interactive and participatory is key to unlocking the power of networked media.’
June 29, 2010

A Big Question: ‘How Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?’

Edge posed this question; discover how a wide range of thinkers responded.
June 14, 2010