Nieman Lab's Future of News: Recent Episodes
Radiotopia
How does a journalist bring to light stories of atrocity in Syria? How does Terry Gross of Fresh Air get her subjects to say such revealing things on air? How do journalists decide what gets to be "news?" And how, how does any of this work make money?
Journalism in the age of Donald Trump is wrestling with the bounds of a long-held commitment to “objectivity,” and this case calls those norms into question.
BuzzFeed published an unverified dossier alleging ties between Trump and Russia, sending other outlets scrambling — but don’t listen to us, hear why BuzzFeed published, from Ben Smith himself.
New York Times investigative reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones is insightful and inspiring, whether talking about the making of her This American Life series on the case for school desegregation or her own experiences as a journalist of color.
The media needs its own watchdogs. Former New York Times public editor, self-described “professional bloviator,” is one such voice.
The Internet has impacted every facet of the news business — and Ben Thompson is in a good position to detail how.
More Americans, perhaps far too late, were awakened to the atrocities in Syria — but does it feel like to be on the people documenting those atrocities?