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Public Radio and the Sound of America

Public Radio and the Sound of America

When “Tell Me More,” NPR’s talk show about diversity, was canceled in 2014, NPR’s then-ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos observed that Latinos (16 percent of the U.S. population) hold only 5 percent…
Is Solutions Journalism the Solution?

Is Solutions Journalism the Solution?

New media ventures are focusing on what’s going right in the world rather than what’s going wrong
Why Newsroom Diversity Works

Why Newsroom Diversity Works

The news industry has been talking about diversity for decades, but the talk, many say, often has not been followed by action. “The needles never really seem to move,” says…
Confronting Racism in the Age of Obama

Confronting Racism in the Age of Obama

I won’t be sad when another white family moves into the White House.If Hillary Clinton becomes the next president, after a few years, there might be plenty of women looking…
Tom Witosky, NF ’92, collaborated with another veteran sportswriter to chronicle the battle over same-sex marriage

Tom Witosky, NF ’92, collaborated with another veteran sportswriter to chronicle the battle over same-sex marriage

The journey to write “Equal Before the Law: How Iowa Led Americans to Marriage Equality” began April 3, 2009, when the Iowa Supreme Court granted gays and lesbians the right…
Cory Haik: “Digital demands all shapes and forms”

Cory Haik: “Digital demands all shapes and forms”

When Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013, it was easy to assume that the newspaper’s digital content would be getting an update. One of…
Masha Gessen: "We've been thinking about terrorism all wrong"

Masha Gessen: “We’ve been thinking about terrorism all wrong”

In her new book, “The Brothers: The Road to an American Tragedy,” 2004 Nieman Fellow Masha Gessen recounts the lives of Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev up through the Boston Marathon…
For Online Publications, Data Is News

For Online Publications, Data Is News

The Texas Tribune launched in late 2009 with a newsroom of veteran journalists and rising stars. And while that respected crew of reporters, editors, and columnists would go on to unearth…
The Offending Art: Political Cartooning after the Charlie Hebdo Attacks

The Offending Art: Political Cartooning after the Charlie Hebdo Attacks

Philadelphia Daily News cartoonist Signe Wilkinson offered a multiple-choice test in 2010A black-robed, bearded figure hovers above Europe sprinkling drops of water, or maybe seeds, from a heart-shaped pouch. A…
A Blueprint for How to Make J-School Matter (Again)

A Blueprint for How to Make J-School Matter (Again)

In the fall of 2000, I sat in the large seminar room at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism listening to a lecture about whether journalists should be allowed…