Categorizing What Works—So We Can Apply Those Lessons to Future Endeavors

By Michele McLellan• Journalist’s Trade• June 14, 2010

As journalism heads into digital territory, an exploration of online news sites reveals 100 that offer promising pathways. Read more

Summer 2010: Class Notes

By Jan Gardner• Nieman Notes• June 11, 2010

Headliner Awards for Print and Radio Journalism Three Nieman Fellows have been honored by the National Headliner Awards program, which is one of the oldest and largest annual contests recognizing journalistic merit in … Read more

Bringing the Wit and Wisdom of Molly Ivins to the Stage

By Allison Engel and Margaret Engel• Nieman Notes• December 11, 2009

Two journalists turned playwrights mine a mother lode of material in the writings of the acerbic political observer. Read more

Digging Into Social Media to Build a Newspaper Audience

By Bill Adee• Technology• December 15, 2008

‘We weren’t even sure whether a mainstream news site could become part of the cybercommunities that evolve from social media sites.’ Read more

Determining If a Politician Is Telling the Truth

By Bill Adair• Politics• June 15, 2008

‘Through our Truth-O-Meter, we graphically show the relative truth of each claim.’ Read more

Global Efforts at Investigative Reporting

By Fernando Rodrigues• Watchdog• March 15, 2008

A Brazilian journalist explores the benefits of collaboration and describes how and why watchdog reporting has changed in Latin America. Read more

Journalism 2.0—And Then What?

By Christine Gorman• Opinion• March 15, 2008

A book introduces journalists to multimedia storytelling tools, and someone who has used it offers a guide to navigating its lessons. Read more

Risk-Adverse Newspapers Won’t Cross the Digital Divide

By Chris Cobler• Features• December 15, 2006

‘Newspapers lacked the external vision necessary to see the vast range of opportunities created by the Internet.’ Read more

Newspaper Gallery

By various contributors• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2006

This model #1 linotype machine, built between January and June 1893, was first used in the Baltimore, Maryland area. It was sold to The Rappahanock Record circa 1925. Newseum collection/gift, Mr. and Mrs. Read more

The War of Words

By Kate Phillips• Features• September 15, 2006

‘The acrimony of the immigration debate testifies to the power of words to divide and ought to serve as a cautionary signal to journalists …’ Read more