A publication of Harvard's @niemanfdn, @NiemanReports covers thought leadership in journalism. Winner of the Bart Richards Media Criticism award & @mirrorawards
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What to watch for TOMORROW during the U.S. midterm elections ⤵️
"Trump is able to spread a lot of lies through his own networks. But where his narrative doesn’t work is the cost of living. That will be the make or break thing in this election."
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A @niemanfdn Discussion: What to Watch for in the 2026 U.S. Midterms
"Trump is able to spread a lot of lies through his own networks. But where his narrative doesn’t work is the cost of living. That will be the make or break thing in this election."
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A group of @niemanfdn alums who cover politics discussed what they’re hearing from voters with regards to key Senate races
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"I don’t think [this election] will be a resounding endorsement of the Democratic Party. It will just be a reflection that people are unhappy with the way the country is currently going," said @BillBarrowAP
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Our latest: India Targets Journalists in Crackdown on Growing Protest Movement
Reports of arrests and intimidation of journalists at voting rights protests raise international alarm, writes @VidyaKrishnan for @NiemanReports.
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New in Nieman Reports: A federal judge blocks the Trump administration’s latest attempt to restrict press coverage.
Legal precedent appears to be in the news organizations’ favor — aided, perhaps, by the administration’s own arguments in court.
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PHOTO ESSAY: America’s Shrinking Local Newsrooms
After witnessing her hometown newspaper gutted by cuts, photographer @hermesphoto began an eight-year journey to document the changing landscape of local journalism.
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In “Against Convenience,” @gbullard NF '15 examines whether modern technology is actually improving our lives — and what we’ve lost in the pursuit of convenience.
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Bullard turns that lens on the news industry, exploring how platform-driven news, analytics, and changing media habits have contributed to the decline of original reporting, arts criticism, and local news.
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"Reporting from within Gaza gave me an understanding of how people navigate uncertainty, how decisions are shaped by circumstances that rarely appear in headlines, and how easily important stories can be overlooked."
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"I suggest you take a look at your own WhatsApp, iMessage, Telegram, and Signal chats, and see what people send you. That’s where communities are being built by people. ... Journalism has been slow to build products that thrive in these spaces."
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What Is Happening to Climate Journalism?
Recent layoffs of climate reporters and editors by major news organizations are a serious warning sign about the vitality of the beat.
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Friendships Are What Will Save Journalism
"The enduring legacy of a Nieman fellowship is the friendships you make. Mine helped create an entirely new kind of newspaper, @thecontinent_." —@SiphoKings
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Student Uprisings in India Short-Circuit an Outdated Media Machine
"If the government has been the primary target of the students’ wrath, the media — specifically pro-government television news channels — seems to be a close second."
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"Suddenly citizens who can tell the difference between journalism that questions power and propaganda that amplifies it are taking matters into their own hands," writes @VidyaKrishnan for @NiemanReports.
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New in Nieman Reports: A Palestinian reporter returns home to Gaza and reexamines longstanding journalistic assumptions about objectivity, verification, and what it means to bear witness.
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"Too often, climate and environmental reporting are treated like extra or luxury beats. This is a mistake. Audiences want and need climate news."
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We need more journalists producing great social media videos. Good news: You only need your smartphone and to follow a few easy steps.
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"I’m convinced that we need more journalists out there producing authentic videos on their subjects of expertise. ... If we don’t go out and tell them directly about what we’ve found and know to be true, other people will continue to capture that space."
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Recent layoffs of climate reporters and editors by major news organizations are a serious warning sign about the vitality of the beat.
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One of India’s biggest recent education scoops was broken by three 17-year-old students with no journalism training, highlighting the failings of mainstream journalism in India.
📝: @VidyaKrishnan for @NiemanReports
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Lessons learned from covering Operation Metro Surge, the largest immigration enforcement operation in U.S. history.
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The recent invocation of “saving” Iranian women being used to legitimize military intervention deserves scrutiny. Journalists should look beyond such rhetoric and ask who benefits from it.
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