http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/ Nieman Reports Issues and Articles en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103111 In search of a narrative arc, from the Caucasus to Cairo Thu, 21 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103111|103111 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103110 David Abel, NF ’13, on the year that followed the Boston Marathon bombings Mon, 18 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103110|103110 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103109 The late William Worthy, NF ’57, on his reporting trip that angered U.S. officials Thu, 14 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103109|103109 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103112 Mon, 11 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103112|103112 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103108 An excerpt from the new edition of “The Elements of Journalism” Thu, 07 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103108|103108 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103107 Smartphones present the next big challenge: engaging mobile users Mon, 04 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103107|103107 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103099 In a speech to the U.S. delegation to the U.N., Sangar Rahimi, NF ’14, laid out the challenges facing Afghan journalists as the U.S. prepares to leave Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103099|103099 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103098 Paula Molina, NF ’13, on finding local stories of global interest Mon, 28 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103098|103098 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103097 Margot Adler, NF ’82, ponders the connections  among vampires,Wall Street, and moral complicity Thu, 24 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103097|103097 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103114 BuzzFeed editor in chief Ben Smith visits the Nieman Foundation to discuss competition in online media, new models for advertising, and why it's harder than you think to make a good list of cute cat pictures Mon, 21 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103114|103114 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103096 BuzzFeed editor in chief Ben Smith on the challenge of competing with every other piece of content on the Web Thu, 17 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103096|103096 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103095 What Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis says about awareness versus understanding Mon, 14 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103095|103095 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103106 Public health reporters say federal agencies are restricting access and information, limiting their ability to cover crucial health issues Thu, 10 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103106|103106 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103113 Photographs by Anja Niedringhaus, NF ’07, killed in Afghanistan while covering election preparations Mon, 07 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103113|103113 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103103 The co-founder of Turkey’s 140journos on building a citizen-sustained news agency from scratch Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103103|103103 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103102 How a team of Ukrainian journalists raced to recover documents that detailed excesses by the country's president Mon, 30 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103102|103102 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103101 How comics can enhance reader engagement  and bring new audiences to narrative nonfiction Thu, 26 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103101|103101 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103100 The epic free-verse poem as a vehicle for narrative nonfiction Mon, 23 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103100|103100 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103105 Thu, 19 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103105|103105 http://nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=103104 Journalism education has come to the same ominous inflection point that journalism itself has reached—and the stakes are just as high. Universities are shutting down or proposing to shut down journalism schools, or merging them with other departments. Enrollment is falling—dramatically, for graduate programs—while it’s rising at newer institutions and those with an emphasis on digital media. Yet there are hopeful signs as educators and editors are joining forces to accomplish what neither can do so easily on their own—give students real-world reporting experiences and provide daily and in-depth news coverage. Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT /reportsitem.aspx?id=103104|103104