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Spring
2008

Vol. 62
No. 1 		21st Century Muckrakers: Who Are They? How Do They Do Their Work?
  • Publisher, Editor and Reporter: The Investigative Formula
  • The Press and the Presidency: Silencing the Watchdog
  • Classified Documents: Secrecy vs. Citizenship
  • Seeking New Ways to Nurture the Capacity to Report
  • Words & Reflections: Secrets, Sources and Silencing Watchdogs; Journalism 2.0
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Winter
2007

Vol. 61
No. 4 		Is Local News the Answer?
  • Newspapers’ Niche: ‘Dig Deeply Into Local Matters’
  • Going to China to Report Local Stories
  • Journalism: Its Intersection With Hyperlocal Web Sites
  • Strategically Reorganizing the Newsroom
  • Words & Reflections: Network News’s Perfect Storm
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Fall
2007

Vol. 61
No. 3		 Katrina's Aftermath: News With No End in Sight
  • Katrina's Aftermath
  • Teaching Journalism in the Digital Age
  • Books: Reporting War, Designing Newspapers, Covering China
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Summer
2007

Vol. 61
No. 2 		Islam: Reporting in Context and With Complexity
  • Islam
  • Words & Reflections
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Spring
2007

Vol. 61
No. 1 		Afghanistan: Stories Come Back Into View
  • Afghanistan
  • Avian Flu, A Pandemic & the Role of Journalists
  • Words & Reflections: The Book as an Investigative Vehicle for News
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Winter
2006

Vol. 60
No. 4 		Goodbye Gutenberg
  • Sensing the Change
  • Pushing Forward
  • Building Community
  • Finding Our Footing
  • Expanding Our Reach
  • Converging on the Web
  • Exploring New Corrections
  • Taking Words
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Fall
2006

Vol. 60
No. 3 		Global Migration and Immigration:
Stories and Images About the Journey
  • Migration and Immigration
  • Words & Reflections: Books and Journalism
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Summer
2006

Vol. 60
No. 2 		Journalists: On the Subject of Courage
  • Reflections on Courage: International
  • Reflections on Courage: United States
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Spring
2006

Vol. 60
No. 1 		What Katrina Revealed, Will Journalists Now Cover?
  • Reporting on Gaps That Katrina Revealed
  • Journalist's Trade: Newspapers' Survival
  • Journalist's Trade: The Job of Frontline Editor
  • Words & Reflections
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Winter
2005

Vol. 59
No. 4 		Citizen Journalism
  • Citizen Journalism
  • Hurricane Katrina Coverage
  • Words & Reflections: Intelligent Design
  • Words & Reflections: Global Warming
  • Words & Reflections: Books, a Film and Scandal
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Fall
2005

Vol. 59
No. 3 		Covering Indian Country
  • Covering Indian Country
  • Journalist's Trade: Changing Newspapers,
    Changing News
  • Journalist's Trade: Comparing National and
    Local Campaign Coverage
  • Words & Reflections: War Photography to
    Opinion Journalism
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Summer
2005

Vol. 59
No. 2 		Eroding Freedoms: Secrecy, Truth and Sources
  • Words & Reflections: Eroding Freedoms
  • Words & Reflections: Books
  • Journalist's Trade: Training Journalists in
    Foreign Countries
  • Journalist's Trade: International Journalism:
    Darfur's Silence and Russia's Restrictions
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Special Online Issue:

Spring 2005		 Coverage of War and Terror (2001-2004)

All of these articles were previously published in Nieman Reports; the original issues are all available through this index in their entirety. We hope these articles will inform, enlighten and lead to more discussion and inquiry about the issues and challenges touched upon by these journalists who so generously contributed their words.

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Spring
2005

Vol. 59
No. 1		 Water: A Life Force Harnessed as News
  • Reporting on Water: U.S. and International Coverage
  • Tsunami Coverage
  • Words & Reflections
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Winter
2004

Vol. 58
No. 4		 Editorial Cartoons: The Impact and Issues of an Evolving Craft
  • Journalist's Trade: Editorial Cartoons
  • Words & Reflections: 'Can journalism survive in this era of punditry and attitude? If so, how?' Journalists respond.
  • Words & Reflections: Books
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Fall
2004

Vol. 58
No. 3		 Africa: Stories to Be Told
  • Journalist's Trade: Africa
  • Words & Reflections: War, Terror and Secrecy
  • International Journalism: Foreign Correspondence
  • International Journalism: Reporting on North Korea
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Summer
2004

Vol. 58
No. 2		 The Energy Beat: Complex and Compelling
  • Journalist's Trade: The Energy Beat
  • Words & Reflections: War and Terror
  • Words & Reflections: Books
  • International Journalism: Thailand's Press and China's Internet
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Spring
2004

Vol. 58
No. 1		 Stories About Campaign Coverage: From BlackBerries and the Web to Images and Ideas
  • Reporting From the Campaign Trail
  • Words & Reflections: War and Terror
  • Words & Reflections: Books
  • International Journalism: Images From China
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Winter
2003

Vol. 57
No. 4		 Can Newspapers Reach the Young?
  • Young Readers
  • Journalist's Trade: California's Recall Election
  • Words & Reflections: War and Terrorism
  • International Journalism: SARS and Korean Media Reform
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Fall
2003

Vol. 57
No. 3		 Journalism and Black America: Then and Now
  • Journalism and Black America
  • Words & Reflections
  • Journalist's Trade: Weblogs and Journalism
  • Editorial Disasters: Newsrooms and Normal Accident Theory
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Summer
2003

Vol. 57
No. 2		 Medical Reporting
  • Medical Reporting
  • Journalist's Trade: Coverage Before and During the War in Iraq
  • Watchdog Reporting: Access and Accountability
  • Words & Reflections
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Spring
2003

Vol. 57
No. 1		 Reporting on Health
  • Reporting on Health
  • Journalist's Trade: Investigating Scandal in the Catholic Church
  • Words & Reflections: Journalists Testifying at War Crimes Tribunals
  • Coverage of War
  • International Journalism: Korea, China, Uzbekistan,
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Winter
2002

Vol. 56
No. 4		 Reporting on the INS
  • Reporting on the INS
  • Environment Reporting
  • Words & Reflections
  • Journalist's Trade: Journalism Education
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Fall
2002

Vol. 56
No. 3		 Science Journalism
  • Science Journalism
  • Journalist's Trade
  • Words & Refections
  • International Journalism: The Impact of Middle East Pictures and Words
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Summer
2002

Vol. 56
No. 2		 Reporting on Business: Enron and Beyond
  • Reporting on Business
  • Paying for the Next News: Ideas from a Conference
  • International Journalism: Report on Southeast Asia
  • Fourth Watchdog Conference: How to Ask Probing Questions
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Spring
2002

Vol. 56
No.1		 Narrative Journalism Conference
  • Nieman Narrative Journalism Conference
  • Women and Journalism: United States' Perspectives
  • Words & Reflections
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Winter
2001

Vol. 55
No.4		 Coverage of Terrorism
  • Coverage of Terrorism
  • Women and Journalism: International Perspectives
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Fall
2001

Vol. 55
No.3		 The Documentary and Journalism: Where They Converge
  • The Documentary and Journalism
  • Newspaper Cutbacks: Is This the Only Way to Prosper?
  • Words & Reflections
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Summer
2001

Vol. 55
No.2		 Latino Voices: Journalism By and About Latinos
  • Latino Voices
  • Essays About 'the Elements of Journalism'
  • Words & Reflections/International Journalism
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Spring
2001

Vol. 55
No.1		 Colombia: The War Against Journalists
  • International Journalism: Colombia
  • Reporting on the Underbelly of the Once High-Flying Economy
  • Tapping News Sources
  • Youth Journalism
  • Political Journalism
  • Words & Reflections: Why Race Matters in the Newsroom
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Winter
2000

Vol. 54
No.4		 Technology Is Changing Journalism Just as It Always Has
  • Peering Into the Digital Future
  • Financing News in the Internet Era
  • Building New Homes for News
  • Helping Reporters' Fingers Do Some Walking
  • Developing a Global Interactive Dialogue
  • International Journalism
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Fall
2000

Vol. 54
No.3		 Photojournalism: Pondering the Power of Images and the Risks Taken by Those Who Make Them
  • Narrative Journalism
  • Photojournalism
  • Words & Reflections
  • International Journalism
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Summer
2000

Vol. 54
No.2		 Election 2000: Politicians and the Press
  • Third Watchdog Conference: How the Press Covers Politics
  • Journalist's Trade: Political Reporting
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Winter
1999 &
Spring
2000

Vol. 54
No.1 &
Vol. 53
No.4 		Commemorative Double Issue
A selection of outstanding writing published in Nieman Reports during the last half of the 20th Century

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Fall
1999

Vol. 53
No.3		 The Press in Russia
  • Second Watchdog Conference: How Journalists Use Sources
  • International Journalism: The Press in Russia
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Special Issue
1999		 The Business of News, The News About Business

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Summer
1999

Vol. 53
No.2		 War Crimes, Human Rights and Press Freedom: The Journalist's Job
  • War Crimes, Human Rights and Press Freedom
  • Reforming Welfare, Reporting on Poverty
  • Words & Reflections: 'The Monica Thing'
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Spring
1999

Vol. 53
No.1		 Educating Journalists: The Next Generation Confronts the Realities of This Profession
  • Voices and Experiences of Young Journalists
  • Reporting on Schools: Integrating New Technologies With Shoe-Leather Skills
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Winter
1998

Vol. 52
No.4		 Children and Violence: The Witness. The Victim. The Accused.
  • School Shootings
  • When Children Witness Violence
  • Juveniles and Crime
  • Media and Juvenile Violence
  • City Coverage of Juvenile Crime: The View From Chicago
  • Foreign Correspondence: Reporting Apartheid
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Fall
1998

Vol. 52
No.3		 Serving the Poor
  • Widening Gap Between Haves and Have-Nots
  • First Amendment
  • The Journalist's Trade
  • Foreign Correspondence
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Summer
1998

Vol. 52
No.2		 Photojournalism Dead? It's Just Changing With the Times
  • Photo Essays
  • First Watchdog Conference: How to Keep the Watchdogs Watching
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