Nieman Reports

Shut Out: For the First Time, Iranian Journalists Are Denied Entry to Cover a FIFA World Cup

News

Shut Out: For the First Time, Iranian Journalists Are Denied Entry to Cover a FIFA World Cup

Unable to enter the U.S., Iranian journalists reflect on disappointment in being forced to miss the world’s biggest sporting event

Megan Cattel, Kourosh Ziabari

What Is Happening to Climate Journalism? What Is Happening to Climate Journalism?

Opinion

What Is Happening to Climate Journalism?

Amid layoffs and industry belt-tightening, quality of coverage, not quantity, becomes even more important

Suzannah Evans Comfort, Jill Hopke

An Exposé by Students Highlights Failings of Mainstream Journalism in India An Exposé by Students Highlights Failings of Mainstream Journalism in India

Opinion

An Exposé by Students Highlights Failings of Mainstream Journalism in India

Teenagers’ scoop on awarding of educational software contracts is ignored or downplayed by many large outlets

Vidya Krishnan

This Is How You, Yes YOU, Can Finally Get Started With Social Media Video This Is How You, Yes YOU, Can Finally Get Started With Social Media Video

Journalist’s Trade

This Is How You, Yes YOU, Can Finally Get Started With Social Media Video

Journalists should not fear a medium that rewards authenticity and creative storytelling

Sanaz Saleh-Ebrahimi

Women’s Liberation or Propaganda Tool?

Women’s Liberation or Propaganda Tool?

Ashwaq Masoodi

Navigating Hostile Terrain at Home

Navigating Hostile Terrain at Home

Sarah Gelbard

A Potential Weapon Against Content Thievery

A Potential Weapon Against Content Thievery

Jared Schroeder

‘60 Minutes’ Veterans Come to the Program’s Defense

‘60 Minutes’ Veterans Come to the Program’s Defense

Peter W. Klein

Nieman Focus: South Asia

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

Books International Journalism

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

“The Good Reporter,” a new memoir, tells the story of how women from marginalized backgrounds built a rural Indian newspaper to cover village life in a way no mainstream outlet ever had
Indian Prime Minister’s Press Problems Travel With Him

International Journalism News Analysis

Indian Prime Minister’s Press Problems Travel With Him

A press freedom question from a Norwegian journalist for Narendra Modi exposes India’s culture of intimidating journalists

Anisha Dutta

Generation Discord: Lessons from Nepal’s Revolution

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

International Journalism

Empowering Airwaves: Women-Led Radio Stations Amplify Unheard Voices

Features International Journalism

Empowering Airwaves: Women-Led Radio Stations Amplify Unheard Voices

Around the world, women broadcasters are creating radio programs that challenge discrimination, expose sexual abuse, and tackle taboo topics

Gabe Bullard

Books International Journalism

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

Features International Journalism

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

Isma’il Kushkush

Features International Journalism

Generation Discord: Lessons from Nepal’s Revolution

Subina Shrestha

Features International Journalism

France’s Independent Press Fights Back

Christopher Clark

Niemans @ Work

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

Natalia Viana

Books Interview

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

Zahra Hankir

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

Live @ Lippmann

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

The former Washington Post executive editor on that newspaper's recent downsizing, the limits of legacy media, and what comes next for the industry

Covering Climate

What Is Happening to Climate Journalism?

Opinion

What Is Happening to Climate Journalism?

Jill Hopke

Nieman-to-Nieman

The Security Playbook Every Journalist Should Know

Experts outline practical steps for protecting devices, data, and sources — both online and off — to safeguard against hacks, leaks, surveillance, raids, and legal threats

Niemans @ Work

Covering Climate as an Indigenous Affairs Beat

Tristan Ahtone, NF ’18, on harnessing the expertise of Indigenous journalists to report on the environment Think about this metaphor from Indigenous and disabled climate justice expert Kera Sherwood-O’Regan (Kāi Tahu): Climate change is like a tabletop, with each of the four legs representing a system of oppression.  The first leg represents capitalism. “We can […]

Tristan Ahtone

Climate Coverage that Engages Audiences Without Overwhelming Them

Features

Climate Coverage that Engages Audiences Without Overwhelming Them

Michael Blanding

Social Media & Audience Engagement

How Are Creator Journalists Reaching Audiences Traditional Media Miss?

How Are Creator Journalists Reaching Audiences Traditional Media Miss?
What Legacy Newsrooms Can Learn from Social Media Creators

What Legacy Newsrooms Can Learn from Social Media Creators

Ben Reininga, Ryan Y. Kellett

This Is How You, Yes YOU, Can Finally Get Started With Social Media Video

This Is How You, Yes YOU, Can Finally Get Started With Social Media Video

Sanaz Saleh-Ebrahimi

How to Earn Audience Trust: A Conversation with Joy Mayer

How to Earn Audience Trust: A Conversation with Joy Mayer
 A Tip Line, a Crackdown, and a Chilling Effect

Q&A

 A Tip Line, a Crackdown, and a Chilling Effect

Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson on covering a federal workforce under pressure, protecting her sources, and what changed after FBI agents searched her home.

Megan Cattel

Visual Journalism

Human Drama Affects Many at US Immigration Facility

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

Resilience in South Sudan

Visual Journalism

Resilience in South Sudan

Amid ongoing upheaval, one of the world’s poorest nations confronts a climate emergency

KC Cheng

Plastics Crisis Intrudes on Paradise

Visual Journalism

Plastics Crisis Intrudes on Paradise

A dramatic scene in Bali provides a cautionary environmental tale

Sean Gallagher

Gaza Coverage

Palestinian Journalists Honored for Their Coverage and Courage

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

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

Anisha Dutta

Interview

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

Zahra Hankir

Interview

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

Megan Cattel

Awards

‘A Unique Model of Journalism’

Features

Netanyahu vs. the Israeli Media

Dina Kraft