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A publication of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, Nieman Reports covers thought leadership in journalism—winner of the Bart Richards Media Criticism Award and Mirror Awards.
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"Access to community better serves our mission than access to power." ✊ @jcollins.bsky.social /@mprnews.org
"Journalists need to be present and invested in our communities. Lately, that has meant freezing our toes off to cover the confrontations between ICE agents and residents, or getting hit with the tear gas or pepper spray federal agents routinely deploy."
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Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
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February 10, 2026 at 5:49 PM
"Access to community better serves our mission than access to power." ✊ @jcollins.bsky.social /@mprnews.org
"Journalists need to be present and invested in our communities. Lately, that has meant freezing our toes off to cover the confrontations between ICE agents and residents, or getting hit with the tear gas or pepper spray federal agents routinely deploy."
niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
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Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
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February 10, 2026 at 5:43 PM
"Journalists need to be present and invested in our communities. Lately, that has meant freezing our toes off to cover the confrontations between ICE agents and residents, or getting hit with the tear gas or pepper spray federal agents routinely deploy."
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"The news throughout the early weeks of 2026 reminded us that the concept of “both sides” in journalism is a deeply flawed, and even dangerous, way to think about reporting a story — especially when one side is actively trafficking in disinformation."
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‘If you have three quarterbacks, you have no quarterbacks’ - Nieman Storyboard
Soledad O’Brien on documentary storytelling. Plus: The Power of Narrative conference and the principles of plotting
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February 7, 2026 at 8:25 PM
"The news throughout the early weeks of 2026 reminded us that the concept of “both sides” in journalism is a deeply flawed, and even dangerous, way to think about reporting a story — especially when one side is actively trafficking in disinformation."
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“Being worker-owned and -operated is not a silver bullet for saving journalism or righting the wrongs of American capitalism, but it is one of many pathways that could use real funding, so we can see how big a part of the solution it could potentially be.” www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...
Journalism coops seem utopian. What’s it like working in one?
"If I was less self-directed, I'd probably be freaking out."
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February 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
“Being worker-owned and -operated is not a silver bullet for saving journalism or righting the wrongs of American capitalism, but it is one of many pathways that could use real funding, so we can see how big a part of the solution it could potentially be.” www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/jour...
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Local news organizations across the U.S. are in dire need of this kind of structural support to supplement the ad-hoc fumes of one-off grants.
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For the past year, Illinois has been giving local news outlets tax credits to support journalism jobs. A new report looks at how it’s going
During a devastating week of news about news, you could easily have missed a new policy paper from the nonprofit Rebuild Local News. The report, released last Thursday, is a substantive, measured…
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February 9, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Local news organizations across the U.S. are in dire need of this kind of structural support to supplement the ad-hoc fumes of one-off grants.
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In October, the biggest percentage increase in traffic any nonprofit site saw was at NepYork, a site that covers the Nepali community in New York City, where visits skyrocketed from around 20,000 to 289,000. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/ice-...
ICE activity is pushing readers to nonprofit news sites that cover immigrant communities
From Somalis in Minneapolis to Nepalis in New York City, immigrant communities turn to trusted local news sources. Here's our regular ranking of the top 25 nonprofit news sites in the United States.
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February 9, 2026 at 10:45 PM
In October, the biggest percentage increase in traffic any nonprofit site saw was at NepYork, a site that covers the Nepali community in New York City, where visits skyrocketed from around 20,000 to 289,000. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/ice-...
For those working in the media industry, "layoffs are the new normal," according to Katherine Lewis, longtime freelance reporter and founder of the Institute of Independent Journalists.
She shares best practices on handling a layoff, and bouncing back quickly.
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She shares best practices on handling a layoff, and bouncing back quickly.
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Coping with Media Layoffs - Nieman Reports
How to prepare for, and recover from, losing a job in an industry in turmoil, when "layoffs are the new normal."
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February 9, 2026 at 8:34 PM
For those working in the media industry, "layoffs are the new normal," according to Katherine Lewis, longtime freelance reporter and founder of the Institute of Independent Journalists.
She shares best practices on handling a layoff, and bouncing back quickly.
niemanreports.org/resources-la...
She shares best practices on handling a layoff, and bouncing back quickly.
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"If you're using our AI assistant, it's a tool. We're telling our reporters to use it as a tool to take repetitive work off your shoulders, but don't use it for large amounts of content."
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Journalism at an AI Inflection Point - Nieman Reports
As artificial intelligence moves into newsrooms, four Nieman Fellows weigh in on the technology’s promise, limits, and risks.
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February 8, 2026 at 5:51 PM
"If you're using our AI assistant, it's a tool. We're telling our reporters to use it as a tool to take repetitive work off your shoulders, but don't use it for large amounts of content."
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My friends at Niemanreports.org asked me to write about the experience of being a journalist on the ground in Minneapolis right now. I knew I wanted to tell reporters elsewhere how even this most hopeless of times has been clarifying and, in some ways, energizing. (1) share.google/ms1wKDQZmgep...
Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
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February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
My friends at Niemanreports.org asked me to write about the experience of being a journalist on the ground in Minneapolis right now. I knew I wanted to tell reporters elsewhere how even this most hopeless of times has been clarifying and, in some ways, energizing. (1) share.google/ms1wKDQZmgep...
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Journalists shifted their approach because DHS is not forthcoming and has a proven history of distortions/lies. "There are so many basic facts the government doesn’t share with the public, including who is arrested, on what charges, or where they’re being sent." (5) niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
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February 6, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Journalists shifted their approach because DHS is not forthcoming and has a proven history of distortions/lies. "There are so many basic facts the government doesn’t share with the public, including who is arrested, on what charges, or where they’re being sent." (5) niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
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I wrote that "Minneapolis sometimes has the feel of a dystopia, with feds arresting and brutalizing citizens, seemingly with no real response from state authorities. As residents remind me all the time, 'No one is coming to save us.'" (4)
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Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
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February 6, 2026 at 2:26 PM
I wrote that "Minneapolis sometimes has the feel of a dystopia, with feds arresting and brutalizing citizens, seemingly with no real response from state authorities. As residents remind me all the time, 'No one is coming to save us.'" (4)
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Outrage has shifted, from constitutional and legal violations by the feds "to disturbing images of masked, anonymous federal agents using pepper spray and tear gas on peaceful observers, and even detaining a 5-year-old boy in a bunny-ears hat." (3).
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Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
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February 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Outrage has shifted, from constitutional and legal violations by the feds "to disturbing images of masked, anonymous federal agents using pepper spray and tear gas on peaceful observers, and even detaining a 5-year-old boy in a bunny-ears hat." (3).
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In a situation where the old rules no longer apply, and the federal government makes little pretense of telling the public what's being done in their name, journalists in Minneapolis (and St. Paul!) have covered the stories from the ground up. (2) niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
niemanreports.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:23 PM
In a situation where the old rules no longer apply, and the federal government makes little pretense of telling the public what's being done in their name, journalists in Minneapolis (and St. Paul!) have covered the stories from the ground up. (2) niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
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On the latest episode of the @niemanstoryboard.org podcast, journalists Leah Sottile and Ryan Haas join Editor @markarms.bsky.social to discuss the final season of their serialized podcast “Hush."
🎧: https://niemanstoryboard.org/2026/01/22/leah-sottile-ryan-haas-true-crime-podcasting-journalism/
🎧: https://niemanstoryboard.org/2026/01/22/leah-sottile-ryan-haas-true-crime-podcasting-journalism/
February 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
On the latest episode of the @niemanstoryboard.org podcast, journalists Leah Sottile and Ryan Haas join Editor @markarms.bsky.social to discuss the final season of their serialized podcast “Hush."
🎧: https://niemanstoryboard.org/2026/01/22/leah-sottile-ryan-haas-true-crime-podcasting-journalism/
🎧: https://niemanstoryboard.org/2026/01/22/leah-sottile-ryan-haas-true-crime-podcasting-journalism/
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"My stewardship of the Post and my support of its mission, which will remain unswerving, is something I will be most proud of when I’m 90 and reviewing my life" www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/some...
“Something I will be most proud of when I’m 90”: How Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post, and what’s changed
Jeff Bezos used to talk about The Washington Post with real curiosity, and the things he said were interesting and specific. Over time, that changed.
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February 7, 2026 at 9:18 PM
"My stewardship of the Post and my support of its mission, which will remain unswerving, is something I will be most proud of when I’m 90 and reviewing my life" www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/some...
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The streets of Minneapolis feel dystopian, writes @jcollins.bsky.social of @mprnews.org "with feds arresting and brutalizing citizens, seemingly with no real response from state authorities. As residents remind me all the time, ‘No one is coming to save us.’"
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Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
niemanreports.org
February 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The streets of Minneapolis feel dystopian, writes @jcollins.bsky.social of @mprnews.org "with feds arresting and brutalizing citizens, seemingly with no real response from state authorities. As residents remind me all the time, ‘No one is coming to save us.’"
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My latest newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org: Featuring @soledadobrien.bsky.social with @cmtapper.bsky.social on documentary storytelling and the Oscar-nominated "The Devil Is Busy," plus links from @thelincoln.bsky.social and @lizkellynelson.com
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‘If you have three quarterbacks, you have no quarterbacks’ - Nieman Storyboard
Soledad O’Brien on documentary storytelling. Plus: The Power of Narrative conference and the principles of plotting
niemanstoryboard.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:18 PM
My latest newsletter for @niemanstoryboard.org: Featuring @soledadobrien.bsky.social with @cmtapper.bsky.social on documentary storytelling and the Oscar-nominated "The Devil Is Busy," plus links from @thelincoln.bsky.social and @lizkellynelson.com
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Nieman Storyboard host @markarms.bsky.social interviewed @leahsottile.bsky.social and I about the Hush podcast and our approach to ethical journalism.
He asked really insightful questions and it was a delight to share our process.
He asked really insightful questions and it was a delight to share our process.
Leah Sottile and Ryan Haas on deconstructing ‘true crime’ in podcasting and journalism - Nieman Storyboard
The team behind ‘Hush’ discuss the ethics of narrative journalism and creating a serialized podcast that's sensitive to victims and families
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January 22, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Nieman Storyboard host @markarms.bsky.social interviewed @leahsottile.bsky.social and I about the Hush podcast and our approach to ethical journalism.
He asked really insightful questions and it was a delight to share our process.
He asked really insightful questions and it was a delight to share our process.
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"The Post newsroom became very accustomed to a billionaire patron giving them everything they wanted in perpetuity."
"Letting Ezra walk."
"My take today on Jeff Bezos since I met him at his struggling start up in the 1990s in Seattle: Twice the muscles, half the man"...
+ more ideas from you.
"Letting Ezra walk."
"My take today on Jeff Bezos since I met him at his struggling start up in the 1990s in Seattle: Twice the muscles, half the man"...
+ more ideas from you.
30+ things The Washington Post did wrong and 19+ things they could do to fix it
"@mackenziescott you have the opportunity to do an extremely funny (and genuinely heroic) thing right now."
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February 5, 2026 at 7:05 PM
"The Post newsroom became very accustomed to a billionaire patron giving them everything they wanted in perpetuity."
"Letting Ezra walk."
"My take today on Jeff Bezos since I met him at his struggling start up in the 1990s in Seattle: Twice the muscles, half the man"...
+ more ideas from you.
"Letting Ezra walk."
"My take today on Jeff Bezos since I met him at his struggling start up in the 1990s in Seattle: Twice the muscles, half the man"...
+ more ideas from you.
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A new bill in the NY state legislature would require news orgs to label any content “substantially composed, authored, or created" with generative AI. It would also require that humans review that content before publication. More details @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/a-ne...
A new bill in New York would require disclaimers on AI-generated news content
A new bill in the New York state legislature would require news organizations to label AI-generated material and mandate that humans review any such content before publication. On Monday, Senator Patr...
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February 5, 2026 at 10:10 PM
A new bill in the NY state legislature would require news orgs to label any content “substantially composed, authored, or created" with generative AI. It would also require that humans review that content before publication. More details @niemanlab.org. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/a-ne...
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Long one of the strongest public media outlets in the country, Minnesota Public Radio has reached new traffic highs amid the ICE raids and protests there. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/as-t...
As the nation’s eyes turn to Minneapolis, they’re also turning to Minnesota Public Radio
Long one of the strongest public media outlets in the country, MPR has reached new traffic highs amid the ICE raids and protests there. Here’s our regular ranking of the top 25 public radio websites…
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February 6, 2026 at 12:45 AM
Long one of the strongest public media outlets in the country, Minnesota Public Radio has reached new traffic highs amid the ICE raids and protests there. www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/as-t...
"There are so many basic facts the government doesn’t share with the public, including who is arrested [by ICE], on what charges, or where they’re being sent."
niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
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February 6, 2026 at 7:36 PM
"There are so many basic facts the government doesn’t share with the public, including who is arrested [by ICE], on what charges, or where they’re being sent."
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Don’t miss this outstanding op-ed essay in @niemanreports.org by @jcollins.bsky.social who has been doing exceptional reporting for @mprnews.org
on the moral injury, economic devastation and social harm caused by the Party of Trump and ICE. //Also: J-ethics.
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on the moral injury, economic devastation and social harm caused by the Party of Trump and ICE. //Also: J-ethics.
niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
niemanreports.org
February 6, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Don’t miss this outstanding op-ed essay in @niemanreports.org by @jcollins.bsky.social who has been doing exceptional reporting for @mprnews.org
on the moral injury, economic devastation and social harm caused by the Party of Trump and ICE. //Also: J-ethics.
niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
on the moral injury, economic devastation and social harm caused by the Party of Trump and ICE. //Also: J-ethics.
niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
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"The responses we’ve received from the public about our coverage make it clear that people want and appreciate journalists who hold power to account instead of cozying up to it." @jcollins.bsky.social @niemanreports.org
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Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
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February 6, 2026 at 12:37 AM
"The responses we’ve received from the public about our coverage make it clear that people want and appreciate journalists who hold power to account instead of cozying up to it." @jcollins.bsky.social @niemanreports.org
niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
niemanreports.org/minneapolis-...
The streets of Minneapolis feel dystopian, writes @jcollins.bsky.social of @mprnews.org "with feds arresting and brutalizing citizens, seemingly with no real response from state authorities. As residents remind me all the time, ‘No one is coming to save us.’"
niemanreports.org?p=20920&prev...
niemanreports.org?p=20920&prev...
Free Speech in Deep Freeze - Nieman Reports
On the ground in Minnesota, where journalists are working to tell the truth about government-sanctioned violence and spin
niemanreports.org
February 5, 2026 at 6:02 PM
The streets of Minneapolis feel dystopian, writes @jcollins.bsky.social of @mprnews.org "with feds arresting and brutalizing citizens, seemingly with no real response from state authorities. As residents remind me all the time, ‘No one is coming to save us.’"
niemanreports.org?p=20920&prev...
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