Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman Reports1 day agoThe Court-Authorized Search of Mar-a-Lago Was “Unprecedented” — But That’s Not the Real Storyniemanreports.org - NatalielderosaWhy would the FBI conduct an unprecedented court-authorized search at the home of a former president of the United States?That is the wrong question …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman Storyboard2 days agoNot just SayWhat, but SezWho?Nieman Foundation - Dale KeigerA magazine writer and editor argues that it's not enough to fact-check our reporting.— we have to know-check For a time in the early 1990s, I wrote …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman Storyboard3 days agoUnlearning old-school lessons from a J-school educationNieman Foundation - Lauren KesslerAn early-career experience taught a journalist that the people she writes about are more than cardboard cut-outs for her stories Two months into my …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman Lab3 days agoMeet The Kansas City Defender, a nonprofit news outlet aimed at young Black people across the MidwestNieman Lab - James Anderson“We do advocate against the racist function of policing, [but] we focus equally on being present in the community, doing poetry nights, basketball park takeovers, and other community-building, life-affirming activities.” Most news outlets don’t organize basketball park takeovers. The Kansas City …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman Lab2 days agoCable news has a much bigger effect on America’s polarization than social media, study findsNieman Lab - Homa Hosseinmardi“We found that, compared to online audiences, partisan TV news consumers tend not to stray too far from their narrow sets of preferred news sources.” The past two election cycles have seen an explosion of attention given to “echo chambers,” or communities where a narrow set of views makes people …
Nieman Foundationflipped into Nieman Lab4 days agoDoing a little word puzzle as the world burnsNieman Lab - Lyz Lenz“I started playing word games as a way to stop reading the news first thing in the morning.” Like millions of Americans, I start my day with Wordle. Then, I move on to the Spelling Bee. I love the rhythm and the pattern of the puzzle — a way to untangle my mind from the frantic dreams that haunt my …
