Going Beyond War’s Cliches - Nieman Reports
5K from the Frontline, a collaborative project, records Ukrainians’ day-to-day lives since the Russian invasion| Nieman Reports
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard has named Samantha Henry editor of Nieman Reports, one of the oldest and most respected publications covering the news industry. Established in 1947 and published both online and in print, Nieman Reports provides in-depth news and analysis of important issues, opportunities and challenges facing journalists and newsrooms around the world today. In her role as editor, Henry is responsible for directing an international network of contributi...| Nieman Foundation
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism has selected 22 accomplished journalists from around the world as members of the class of 2026. The new cohort, representing nine countries, includes reporters, editors, producers, podcasters, multimedia journalists, a news anchor, columnist, audience development manager and data editor. The fellows work for legacy newsrooms, digital outlets, national television and radio stations, investigative collaboratives and as independent journalists. Announcin...| Nieman Foundation
Sign up for the Nieman Storyboard newsletter, delivered every Friday in your inbox. *** Dear Storyboard community, This week, Storyboard contributor (and amazing collage artist) Christina M. Tapper returns to our podcast for a conversation with journalist Danyel Smith, author of the pop music memoir “Shine Bright” and whose work has been published in The New York Times, ESPN, and NPR, among many other publications. Smith speaks to her evolution as a writer, historian, and journalist,...| Nieman Storyboard
On the latest episode of the Nieman Storyboard podcast, award-winning journalist, author, and producer Danyel Smith joins Storyboard contributor Christina M. Tapper to discuss building the confidence to tell her own story and being a model for others to do the same. Smith, the first woman and first Black person to serve as editor-in-chief of Vibe and who later served as editor of Billboard, is the author of “Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop.” The book is part ...| Nieman Storyboard
Sign up for the Nieman Storyboard newsletter, delivered every Friday in your inbox. *** Dear Storyboard community, My mission for this newsletter is to focus squarely on journalists who are doing the work, and what we can learn from them. If I admitted to a second, unspoken goal, it might be: “Let's not talk about AI.” I want Nieman Storyboard to celebrate the work that humans are uniquely capable of doing: Observing the world, and making sense of what is happening through storytelli...| Nieman Storyboard
A writer has a great idea they want to explore. They’ve done the research, the interviews, and possibly some writing. But what about the vivid scenes that readers remember the most? Scenes are essential for any great narrative. Seasoned writers have different methods of how to report and write them — but all of them involve careful planning, presence, interviewing, and detail-gathering. From the Nieman Storyboard archives, here are eight acclaimed journalists sharing their techniques on r...| Nieman Storyboard
Press freedom is facing intensifying scrutiny in various Indian courts, marking a notably active period for legal battles over journalistic rights. On Sept. 6, a Delhi civil court granted billionaire Gautam Adani sweeping power to gag journalists by way of an ex parte injunction — a court order issued without hearing the defendant’s side. The order was challenged and, temporarily, stayed; nevertheless, the effort to exert such power sets a concerning precedent. Before newsrooms could ac...| Nieman Reports
Shrouq Aila, a freelance journalist based in central Gaza, navigates a city under siege with her toddler by her side to tell the world what’s happening. She does this while she slowly starves. Aila weighed 62 kilograms — approximately 137 pounds — in October 2023. Today, she weighs 47 kilos — or just over 100 pounds. She has been displaced from her home, narrowly survived two deadly airstrikes when her daughter was just an infant, and continues reporting even as famine and exhaustio...| Nieman Reports
On a typical evening in the heart of Paris, Taha Siddiqui can be found at his bar, greeting customers and pouring drinks. During busy nights, he’s organizing events there, with an Afghan poet reading her work, anti-war Russian musicians in a punk band, or a director sharing their documentary — all, like him, finding refuge in France. But long before he became a bar owner, Siddiqui was one of Pakistan’s most high-profile investigative journalists, determined to expose corruption and go...| Nieman Reports
5K from the Frontline, a collaborative project, records Ukrainians’ day-to-day lives since the Russian invasion| Nieman Reports
