Nieman Notes

In a video Op-Ed by documentary filmmakers Molly Bingham, Class of 2005, and Steve Connors, Iraqis explain the roots of the insurgency.

Reporter Richard Read, Class of 1997, returns to North Korea 18 years later and finds an isolated, underlit, heavily scripted, undernourished country.

Lorie Conway, Class of 1994 and Vice President of the Nieman Advisory Board, is now on tour with her book and film, Forgotten Ellis Island – The Extraordinary Story of…

What would you do if your country was invaded? "Meeting Resistance" raises the veil of anonymity surrounding the Iraqi insurgency by meeting face to face with individuals who are passionately…

The University of Maine Women in the Curriculum and Women's Studies Program will honor three distinguished Maine women with Maryann Hartman Awards. This long-established award honors those from across the…

After maneuvering their way through the dense crowds of onlookers hoping to witness the convoy carrying Former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, Beena Sarwar (at left), Class of 2006, and Absar…

Washington Post reporter Salih Saif Aldin was recently killed in Iraq while covering a story for his newspaper. More than 100 Iraqi journalists have died since the start of the…

Thirty years ago, the commissioner for Major League Baseball barred Melissa Ludtke — then Sports Illustrated reporter and 1992 Nieman Fellow — from the locker room during Game 1 of…

Ayelet Bechar’s award-winning documentary will be screened on Sunday, Sept. 30, at the Boston Palestine Film Festival. The film follows the plight of two married Palestinian couples who are not…

EXPOSÉ goes inside an extraordinary investigation that unearthed hidden court records to reveal evidence of multiple victims of child sexual abuse, raising questions about some of the most cherished institutions…