The best 20th century narrative reporting
A while back I posted about a class I taught on the origins […]
Category: Nieman
Can I get a mulligan?
One of this year’s Nieman Fellows asked me if there were things I […]
Where today’s nonfiction greats got their start
During my Nieman year (2010-2011) I was surprised to see that there was […]
Chris Jones, interviewed on writing
Paige Williams, a helluva good writer I’m thrilled to have as a friend, […]
Anecdotes from a troubled healthcare system
One of the real pleasures of being a Nieman Fellow came after I […]
A journalist’s environment
A shout out to my friend and Nieman colleague Richard Lister, who was […]
A friend like this…
Edmund Wilson (photo to left), the great 20th century critic and writer, was […]
What to make of Hamlet’s sparrow?
Shakespeare’s use of language is so beautiful, his scope so fraught with meaning […]
Time, gravity and the modern physicist
I took a class with Peter Galison last term, in which we studied […]
She said You said
My Nieman colleague and friend Philippa Thomas has been in the news herself […]