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Chronicling the Hutterites Over Time - Nieman Reports Forming long-term relationships with his subjects helps a photojournalist capture joy in a tight-knit community.

"I love that I have friends through this project that have vastly different beliefs from mine, but that we can respect each other and laugh together and disagree and learn from each other," writes Tim Smith.

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Chronicling the Hutterites Over Time - Nieman Reports Forming long-term relationships with his subjects helps a photojournalist capture joy in a tight-knit community.

📸 Photo Essay: Chronicling the Hutterites

Photographer Tim Smith shares how he spent years immersing himself in various Hutterite colonies, building trust and documenting everyday life inside these close-knit communities.

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Jason Rezaian on Why Press Freedom Merits Its Own Beat - Nieman Reports Jason Rezaian, Nieman alum and Washington Post veteran, on advocating for freedom of the press at home and abroad

"Press freedom — like all freedoms — is at a potential breaking point. We don’t have the luxury of waiting and seeing what happens, and it’s time to no longer just be strong. We have to act."

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How tribal radio stations are preparing for a future without the Corporation for Public Broadcasting “These stations are not just media outlets, they are cultural infrastructure.”

“These stations are not just media outlets, they are cultural infrastructure.” www.niemanlab.org/2025/08/how-...

A cure for story paralysis - Nieman Storyboard Lane DeGregory's advice on not playing it safe, plus: how to interview shy people

"I think we're always waiting for the perfect story, and it's kind of like waiting for the perfect time to have a kid.”

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What I Learned From Reading 1,334 Grant Applications - Nieman Reports An inside look at the journalism grant review process reveals how to write a winning application: Read the instructions carefully, flesh out your story, and please, don’t rely on AI tools, writes long...

Grant funding can open doors for journalists to pursue ambitious reporting projects — but how do you make your application stand out?

Read our top tips on how to write a winning grant proposal ⬇️

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I Swapped My Journalist’s Kit for Monk’s Robes in ‘The White Lotus’ - Nieman Reports How Suthichai Yoon, a 1980 Nieman Fellow, took on a small but pivotal role in the hit HBO show, "The White Lotus."

"This brief role brought together all the strands of my life: my belief in meaningful storytelling ... and my conviction that empathy and fairness are universal values, whether in a newsroom, in a monastery, or on a film set," writes Yoon.

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I Swapped My Journalist’s Kit for Monk’s Robes in ‘The White Lotus’ - Nieman Reports How Suthichai Yoon, a 1980 Nieman Fellow, took on a small but pivotal role in the hit HBO show, "The White Lotus."

Did you know Suthichai Yoon, one of the stars of "The White Lotus," was also a Nieman Fellow?

Read how Yoon, NF '80, took on a small but pivotal role in the hit HBO show ⬇️

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What I Learned From Reading 1,334 Grant Applications - Nieman Reports An inside look at the journalism grant review process reveals how to write a winning application: Read the instructions carefully, flesh out your story, and please, don’t rely on AI tools, writes long...

Grant funding can open doors for journalists to pursue ambitious reporting projects — but how do you make your application stand out?

Read our top tips on how to write a winning grant proposal ⬇️

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With Cuts to Federal Funding, How Will Public Media in the U.S. Survive? - Nieman Reports With cuts to federal funding, how will public media in the U.S. survive? Gabe Bullard writes, "The closure of the CPB will hurt NPR and PBS, but the most immediate and devastating blow will be to the ...

With Cuts to Federal Funding, How Will Public Media in the U.S. Survive?

The closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will hurt NPR and PBS, but the most immediate and devastating blow will be to the communities that rely on public broadcasting.

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Immigrant Media: Serving Communities at a Critical Moment - Nieman Reports Outlets are under increasing political and financial pressure at a time when they are needed most.

Read our deep dive into the state of immigrant media in the U.S. on our site.

Story by @thehaitiantimes.bsky.social founder Garry Pierre-Pierre ⬇️

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Immigrant Media: Serving Communities at a Critical Moment - Nieman Reports Outlets are under increasing political and financial pressure at a time when they are needed most.

“Being here, even with legal status, is still considered a privilege, not a right. And that privilege can be taken away at any moment — just for doing our jobs," said @maritzafelix.bsky.social, founder of @conectaarizona.bsky.social.

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A collage of 12 pictures; each frame shows one or two AAJA conference participants. Each person is holding up a print magazine copy of Nieman Reports and smiling.

It was a pleasure meeting so many media professionals at #AAJA25 @aajaofficial.bsky.social in Seattle last week.

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What Legacy Newsrooms Can Learn from Social Media Creators - Nieman Reports As social media becomes a primary source for news, journalists look to the ‘influencer’ playbook by content creators.

💡 What Legacy Newsrooms Can Learn from Social Media Creators

As social media becomes a primary source for news, journalists look to the ‘influencer’ playbook.

📝 Story by @ryankellett.com and Ben Reininga.

A cure for story paralysis - Nieman Storyboard Lane DeGregory's advice on not playing it safe, plus: how to interview shy people

My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org: Featuring Lane DeGregory / @tampabaytimes.bsky.social, @propublica.org, @motherjones.com, @evaholland.bsky.social, @defector.com, @transom.bsky.social, and Kim Cross.

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Proud to see our publisher and CEO, Vandana Kumar, featured in this important @niemanreports.org piece on #immigrant media. At @indiacurrents.bsky.social, we’ve been telling immigrant stories for 38 years, because #representation matters.

Harvard Takes On Trump - Nieman Reports The university is pushing back on the Trump administration's attempts to bar international students and slash funding.

Harvard Takes On Trump: From lawsuits to a federal funding freeze, this @niemanreports.org explainer breaks down the president’s attacks on the university — and what could happen next.

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Nieman’s Fertile Soil - Nieman Reports Ann Marie Lipinski reflects on 14 years as curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.

"If anything, it is an underused superpower in dark times and I wish our industry more often embraced cooperation over competition in service of survival, something I saw at Nieman every year," says @amlwhere.bsky.social.

🔗 to the column in @niemanreports.org ⬇️

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Nieman’s Fertile Soil - Nieman Reports Ann Marie Lipinski reflects on 14 years as curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.

"What has been most remarkable about the privilege of these 14 years is to behold resilience and collaboration in a community of journalists, something the chilling data about declining press freedom cannot measure," she writes.

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Nieman’s Fertile Soil - Nieman Reports Ann Marie Lipinski reflects on 14 years as curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University.

📝 In her final column for Nieman Reports, Ann Marie Lipinski @amlwhere.bsky.social reflects on her 14 years as curator of the @niemanfoundation.bsky.social.

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What Legacy Newsrooms Can Learn from Social Media Creators - Nieman Reports As social media becomes a primary source for news, journalists look to the ‘influencer’ playbook by content creators.

💡 What Legacy Newsrooms Can Learn from Social Media Creators

As social media becomes a primary source for news, journalists look to the ‘influencer’ playbook.

📝 Story by @ryankellett.com and Ben Reininga.

Public media appeals to audiences for support after Congress cuts off its funding Stations are tapping audiences to try to raise the money Congress took away.

Local stations — from New York City to Indigenous communities — will be the most impacted by the rescission and will likely have to lay off staff, reduce programming, and more if they don't find ways to replace government funds.

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Mixed Signals - Nieman Reports FM radio kept the NPR system resilient well into the digital age. Now the lifeline is fraying.

FM radio kept the NPR system resilient well into the digital age.

Now the lifeline is fraying.

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Netanyahu vs. the Israeli Media - Nieman Reports Critics see “a master plan to destroy the free media in Israel," writes longtime Israeli journalist, Dina Kraft.

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Netanyahu vs. the Israeli Media - Nieman Reports Critics see “a master plan to destroy the free media in Israel," writes longtime Israeli journalist, Dina Kraft.

Read the full story by @dinakraft.bsky.social in Nieman Reports: niemanreports.org/netanyahu-vs...

Netanyahu vs. the Israeli Media - Nieman Reports Critics see “a master plan to destroy the free media in Israel," writes longtime Israeli journalist, Dina Kraft.

Netanyahu’s far-right coalition has helped bolster the cable news station most loyal to its agenda, banned Al Jazeera as a “mouthpiece for Hamas,” raided the organization’s offices, and boycotted Haaretz, Israel’s oldest daily newspaper.

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Netanyahu vs. the Israeli Media - Nieman Reports Critics see “a master plan to destroy the free media in Israel," writes longtime Israeli journalist, Dina Kraft.

Read our latest feature: Netanyahu vs. the Israeli Media

Media watchers say Netanyahu has waged a decade-long campaign to undermine Israel’s independent media.

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A firsthand account from the Texas floods - Nieman Storyboard Plus: Line Vaaben's visit to a palliative care unit, and Hua Hsu on AI's impact on college writing

My Friday newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org: Featuring @texasmonthly.bsky.social, @livaaben.bsky.social, @newyorker.com, @vulture.com, @niemanreports.org

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Immigrant Media: Serving Communities at a Critical Moment - Nieman Reports Outlets are under increasing political and financial pressure at a time when they are needed most.

📰 Immigrant Media: Serving Communities at a Critical Moment

Outlets like @thehaitiantimes.bsky.social @conectaarizona.bsky.social @indiacurrents.bsky.social & Epicenter NYC are under increasing political and financial pressure at a time when they are needed most.

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