Archive: Apr 2013
The Man from Lesterland
Lawrence Lessig, in conversation with Nieman Foundation curator Ann Marie Lipinski. Photo by Jonathan Seitz. [View the story "The Man from Lesterland" on Storify] … Read more
"Some of the Worst Things I've Ever Seen"
By David Abel• April 22, 2013
A still from the video shot by David Abel. As part of his Nieman Fellowship, Boston Globe reporter David Abel is taking a class on how to make documentary films. Yesterday he … Read more
Twitter, Credibility and The Watertown Manhunt
By Hong Qu• April 19, 2013
Twitter coverage of the manhunt in Watertown marks a wake-up call to journalists everywhere. Even more remarkable are the implications for ordinary citizens who, without a press pass, intentionally plant themselves on the scene to witness and tweet what they … Read more
You Can't Rush Great Journalism
By Dan Froomkin• Watchdog• April 18, 2013
Photojournalist and filmmaker Molly Bingham writes that good journalism takes time—including time on the ground. And if we can't find some way to afford it, then our journalism will suffer. Third in a series of Q. and A.'s with former Nieman Fellows about the past, present and future of watchdog reporting. Read more
Niemans Cover the Boston Marathon Bombs
By Jan Gardner• April 16, 2013
A selection of stories by Niemans about the Boston attacks The explosions at the Boston Marathon made front-page news around the world, with Liberation in Paris, El Pais in Madrid, and The Jerusalem Post in Israel carrying coverage … Read more
Remembering Anthony Lewis
By Bob Giles• April 12, 2013
Anthony Lewis, a former New York Times reporter and columnist, author, and longtime advocate for free speech and justice, has died at the age of 85. A Nieman Fellow in the class of 1957, Lewis was a constitutional law … Read more
Murrey Marder: "Utterly Tenacious About the Truth"
By Charles Lewis• April 4, 2013
Murrey Marder, who wrote for The Washington Post for 39 years, was one of the most significant journalists of our time. He will be best remembered for having been the reporter who, nearly 60 years ago, may have done … Read more
Jenna Wortham, Brian Stelter talk NYTimes, online world
By Brian Stelter and Jenna Wortham• Live @ Lippmann• April 2, 2013
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Murrey Marder, a "Steady and Wise Watchdog"
By Morton Mintz• April 2, 2013
Morton Mintz, a 1964 Nieman Fellow, who worked at The Washington Post with Murrey Marder for many years offered this remembrance of Marder, who died March 11 at the age of 93. For as long as I can remember, I've … Read more