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Portraying Poverty in the Face of Newsroom Pressures

Demand More Time. Agitate for More Space. And Revisit the Subject Often.

In the Midst of Poverty, People’s Stories are Hard to Tell

Small Staffs, Lack of Resources, and Families’ Fear of Reprisals Add to Difficulties in Coverage

Teaching Journalism by Adhering to Unchanging Standards

Pages from Gene Graham’s Nieman year sketchbook.Confession: I actually went to journalism school. And now I teach in one. But I’ve also spent plenty of time in newsrooms, a dual…

Falling in Love With Words and How Journalists Use Them

I don’t particularly like thinking about what I might do after I earn my master’s degree in journalism. J-school, for all the work and worry, is more fun than any…

When Mediocrity Beckons

A newsroom for journalism students. Photo courtesy Medill School of Journalism.Most of us know the frustration of desire outpacing ability. But what about coping with the reverse? What happens if…

Race Intrudes on a Newspaperman’s Career

Ted Poston: Pioneering American JournalistKathleen HaukeUniversity of Georgia Press. 326 Pages. $29.95.In today’s age of hyper-speed journalism, where news cycles change hourly and consumers can get stories at the click…

Are Minorities Getting a Fair Shot At Journalism Jobs?

The Answer is “No”: Now What Can be Done?

The Nieman Network Works in Wondrous Ways

Nearly four years have passed since my class toasted many farewells at the elegant Harvard Faculty Club. Our Curator, Bill Kovach, had the last word: “You are part of a…

Inside the Juvenile Justice System

Lifting the Veil of Secrecy

Mapping Children’s Roadway to Violence: The Early Years

“I went to Vermont and showed Ernie this story, as it appeared in the magazine. I started from the back and showed him the last picture with his mom. She’s…