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Spring 2012: Class Notes

1950Read his obituary in The Salt Lake Tribune.Hays Gorey, a longtime political correspondent for Time magazine, died at a health care facility in Salt Lake City on April 5th, 2011,…

Winter 2011: Class Notes

Annual Report Chronicles Foundation’s GrowthThe past year has been a time of transition and new beginnings for the Nieman Foundation. Bob Giles, NF ’66, retired as Nieman curator, wrapping up…

Compelling Story, Unflappable Belief, and Digital Teamwork

How does a journalist make the journey to author? A variety of paths and potential pitfalls are here for you to learn from. Authors of memoirs, novels and nonfiction narratives…

E-Books as a Business Strategy

Owni ‘doesn’t carry advertisements and publishes all of its content under a Creative Commons license. Selling products—including e-books—is its big bet.’

Making a Book—Digital and Print—From Scratch

‘By building a book in modules—rather than constructing it as a complete “bible”—I can gain flexibility, respond easily to the rapid pace of changes, and be happier than if I…

It’s a Long Article. It’s a Short Book. No, It’s a Byliner E-Book.

‘Our idea was to create a new way for writers to be able to tell stories at what had always been considered a financially awkward length.’

Journalists and Memoir: Reporting + Memory

‘The story must move beyond a verbal regurgitation of hastily recalled anecdotes. You need to report live from your life, researching with interviews, data and documents that support your recollections.’

Journalist to Marketer—With a Book In-Between

‘... being a great reporter is no guarantee that you can successfully sell your book, even when you’ve done cool stories about books.’

Journalism: Done The Atavist Way

‘… I liked the idea of being part of something new and something that attempts to reinvigorate the field of long-form journalism by re-engineering the business model that pays for…

Telling Political Stories in Closer to Real-Time Books

‘The digital book project is a way of ensuring that these tips and anecdotes and character insights don’t get pushed aside, and instead are developed and given to readers in…