Archive: Jul 2012

This Land Is Their Land

By Gustavo Jononovich• Features• July 31, 2012

Bearing witness to the fallout from the exploitation of Latin America’s natural resources Read more

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Out of His Comfort Zone

By Buzz Bissinger• Live @ Lippmann• July 10, 2012

Buzz Bissinger on ambition, fear of failure, and the genesis of ‘Friday Night Lights’ Read more

And You Thought Your Newsroom Was Innovative

By Adrienne LaFrance• Journalist’s Trade• July 10, 2012

Across the globe, journalists are finding new ways to deliver diverse content to an increasingly mobile audience. Read more

J. Anthony Lukas Book Prizes

By Jan Gardner• Nieman Notes• July 10, 2012

From left, prize winners Daniel J. Sharfstein, Jonathan M. Katz, and Sophia Rosenfeld. Jonathan Alter, right, is chairman of the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project Committee. Photo by Lisa Abitbol. J. Anthony Lukas’s … Read more

Taylor Award for Fairness

By Jonathan Seitz• Nieman Notes• July 10, 2012

An interview with Taylor Award Winner J. Andrew Curliss Read more

Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism

Nieman Notes• July 10, 2012

Every year the Nieman Foundation awards a portfolio of prizes. The winners of three major awards were celebrated this spring. Read more

Summer 2012: Class Notes

By Jan Gardner• Nieman Notes• July 10, 2012

1942 Thomas Sancton, a Southern journalist who wrote articles in the 1940s advocating for racial justice, died at a nursing home in New Orleans on April 6th. He was … Read more

Be Careful Who You Quote

By Stefanie Friedhoff• Technology• July 10, 2012

Some nonprofits that claim to supply expert opinions are set up by spin doctors to further corporate agendas. Read more

Taylor Award for Fairness (Extended Interview)