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Opinion

Women’s Liberation or Propaganda Tool?

When actors on the world stage start blustering about defending gender rights, journalists must look for their ulterior motives.

Ashwaq Masoodi

Niemans @ Work

How an 8-Day Class Evolved Into a Lasting Tribute to Harvard’s Gates

More than a decade after 3 Nieman fellows led students in a survey of overlooked campus architectural treasures, “Gates of Harvard Yard” gets a new edition

Blair Kamin

Ideas

A Potential Weapon Against Content Thievery

More than a century old, the Supreme Court’s ‘hot news’ doctrine could help blunt the growing influence of AI news scrapers

Jared Schroeder

From the Nieman Foundation

Imprisoned Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu, NF ’07, in need of urgent healthcare

Journalism organizations and Dong’s family call on Chinese authorities to grant a critical medical parole

The Nieman Foundation

‘Your News, in Your Language’: How Khabar Lahariya, a Women-Run News Platform, Brought Hyperlocal Journalism to Rural India

How Hungary’s Independent Media Held the Line

Technology

Nieman-to-Nieman

Journalism at an AI Inflection Point

As artificial intelligence moves into newsrooms, four Nieman Fellows weigh in on the technology’s promise, limits, and risks.

International Journalism

First Person

Soundings

Digging for Truth

Journalism, like tending olive trees, takes meticulous care, skill, and perseverance

Sotiris Sideris

Opinion

Free Speech in Deep Freeze

On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin

Jon Collins

Opinion

Youth Media and the Future of News

The journalism industry is losing future generations — here’s what we can do

Leah Clapman

How Are Creator Journalists Reaching Audiences Traditional Media Miss?

Live @ Lippmann

Journalist’s Trade

What I Learned From Reading 1,334 Grant Applications

megan_cattel@harvard.edu

Visual Journalism

Going Beyond War’s Cliches

A collaborative project records Ukrainians’ day-to-day lives since the Russian invasion

Alisa Sopova

Visual Journalism

Human Drama Affects Many at US Immigration Facility

A security guard’s reaction at the sight of a family’s anguish produces a heart-wrenching image

Carol Guzy

Visual Journalism

Plastics Crisis Intrudes on Paradise

A dramatic scene in Bali provides a cautionary environmental tale

Sean Gallagher

Fall 2025/Winter 2026 Magazine

Features International Journalism

Generation Discord: Lessons from Nepal’s Revolution

Uprisings fomented on social media, like the one that recently swept Nepal, catch legacy journalism by surprise

Subina Shrestha

News Politics

Gaza Coverage

Awards

Palestinian Journalists Honored for Their Coverage and Courage

Shrouq Aila and Anas Baba receive Lyons Award for reporting from Gaza while enduring the horrors of war

Nieman Reports staff

International Journalism

Women’s Liberation or Propaganda Tool?

How an 8-Day Class Evolved Into a Lasting Tribute to Harvard’s Gates

A Potential Weapon Against Content Thievery

Imprisoned Chinese journalist Dong Yuyu, NF ’07, in need of urgent healthcare

‘Your News, in Your Language’: How Khabar Lahariya, a Women-Run News Platform, Brought Hyperlocal Journalism to Rural India

How Hungary’s Independent Media Held the Line

‘We Really Have to Find a Different Way to Communicate’: Marty Baron on The Future of Journalism

A Tip Line, a Crackdown, and a Chilling Effect

Technology

Journalism at an AI Inflection Point

International Journalism

France’s Independent Press Fights Back

Empowering Airwaves: Women-Led Radio Stations Amplify Unheard Voices

Journalists From Across the Globe Join Forces to Investigate Big Tech Lobby

Sudan's Journalists Risk Everything to Cover a War the World Ignores

First Person

Digging for Truth

Free Speech in Deep Freeze

Youth Media and the Future of News

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How Are Creator Journalists Reaching Audiences Traditional Media Miss?

The Security Playbook Every Journalist Should Know

Lessons from Building an Online Toolkit to Aid Open-Source Investigations

What I Learned From Reading 1,334 Grant Applications

Visual Journalism

Going Beyond War’s Cliches

Human Drama Affects Many at US Immigration Facility

Plastics Crisis Intrudes on Paradise

Fall 2025/Winter 2026 Magazine

Generation Discord: Lessons from Nepal’s Revolution

US Media in the Crosshairs

Myanmar’s Independent Media Innovates to Survive

Digging for Truth

Casualty of War: Sudan’s Media Emergency

Lights, Camera, Action: Niemans Making Films

Human Drama Affects Many at US Immigration Facility

Gaza Coverage

Palestinian Journalists Honored for Their Coverage and Courage

Starved, Displaced, Killed: Gaza’s Journalists Persist Despite Dire Conditions

“The Eyes of Gaza”: A Tale of Journalism and Survival

‘We are Keen to Keep Listening to People and Let Their Voices Be Heard All Over the World’

‘A Unique Model of Journalism’

Netanyahu vs. the Israeli Media

“Everybody’s sense of emotion and devastation is heightened”: How Jewish Currents is covering the Israel-Hamas war

“We’re there to cover what’s happening”: How student journalists are covering campus protests