Afghanistan

Reporting Risks in Afghanistan

Talks April 4, 2014

During a talk at the Nieman Foundation on April 4, Kim Barker, who covered Afghanistan for the Chicago Tribune, spoke with Afghan journalist Sangar Rahimi, NF '14, about the challenges and risks reporters face covering Afghanistan. Read more

Remembering AP Photographer Anja Niedringhaus, NF ’07

Nieman Notes April 4, 2014

AP photographer and 2007 Nieman Fellow Anja Niedringhaus was shot and killed April 4 by an Afghan police officer while covering the run-up to the elections. In this photo essay from the Spring 2012 Nieman Reports, the 2005 Pulitzer Prize winner, who had worked on the frontlines of many major conflicts over the past two decades, reflects on work from her 2012 book “At War.” Read more