Most Recent Articles from Nieman Reports

• Preparing to cover a pandemic: a new guide for journalists: 'the idea behind this guide is to provide an accessible, trusted resource in case the H1N1 strain, or any new or known flu strain, strikes in more deadly form.'.(Curator's Corner) 

  Three years ago, the Nieman Foundation convened a first-of-its-kind conference for journalists, experts in infectious diseases and world,...

  09/22/09 by Giles, Bob · More from publication

• Social media: the ground shifts: social networks serving as Web services, not sites, 'create new challenges for journalists, news organizations, and media companies that are only now starting to embrace social media.'.(Finding a Good Fit: Journalism and S 

  When the history of online journalism is written, it will be hard to ignore the biggest mistake made by news organizations and media companies:...

  09/22/09 by Gordon, Richard · More from publication

• What's old can be new again--assisted by digital media: 'it's not a digital update of the newspaper, but it is a digital update of the community connection role I first learned about as a child in Shenandoah.'.(Building Community: Journalists' New Journey 

  When I started in the newspaper business as a high school student in a small Iowa town in the early 1970s, our paper was as social as media got....

  09/22/09 by Buttry, Steve · More from publication

• An explosion prompts rethinking of Twitter and Facebook: '... this explosion was our "aha" moment in experiencing how social media, Twitter, in particular, opens up new possibilities in journalism.'.(Building Community: Journalists' New Journey) 

  When a building exploded in Bozeman, Montana, last spring, leveling half a block of downtown and throwing debris as far as 200 feet, neither...

  09/22/09 by Lowery, Courtney · More from publication

• Creating ethical bridges from journalism to digital news: '... what appears on Web sites and on blogs is not generally regarded as adhering to standards that govern legacy news organizations.'.(Earning Trust: Credibility Through Conversation) 

  I fall content consumed will be digital within 10 years, as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told an international advertising audience in late June,...

  09/22/09 by Leach, Jan · More from publication

• What is journalism's place in social media? 'Bringing our journalistic values to these environments that have captured the imagination of millions is one of the most promising ways we have of serving that interest.'.(Finding a Good Fit: Journalism and Soc 

  [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] If our focus on social media is primarily about how to use them as "tools" for journalism, we risk getting it...

  09/22/09 by Overholser, Geneva · More from publication

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