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Hanaa' Tameez

www.niemanlab.org
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articles (90 days)

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Local news went all in on the World Cup. Here’s what worked.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup, hosted in North America this summer, has been fascinating to watch from different angles — from the matches themselves to community celebrations to the controversies. The t...
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What short news videos reveal about the Messi–Ronaldo debate — and news distribution today
The World Cup is the gift that keeps on giving (to me). I was swiping through Instagram Stories during halftime of the Canada vs. Qatar World Cup match when I saw a post about a study about the pol...
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Overwhelmed by news on social? SaySo is betting a smaller, vetted creator feed is the answer
Social media is overwhelming. The amount of information, misinformation, and slop makes it hard for the average news consumer to wade through the deluge of posts and know who to trust. According to...
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The Newsground turns to coffee to fund investigative journalism
It’s a beloved newspaper cliché: The reader sitting at the kitchen table sipping a hot cup of coffee while leisurely scanning the newspaper. The news consumption experience, for most people, hasn’t...
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The Minnesota Star Tribune will cut 15% of its staff — and may become a nonprofit
Just a month after winning a Pulitzer Prize for breaking news reporting, The Minnesota Star Tribune will offer buyouts and lay off up to 15% of its staff, the company said Tuesday. The Star Tribune...
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“Fueled by facts and receipts,” Sylvia Salazar explains U.S. politics for Latino audiences
The last weekend of May, Sylvia Salazar was waiting for her flight to take off when she pulled out her phone and explained why protestors were on a hunger strike outside Delaney Hall, an ICE facili...
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Local stories by nonprofit college media resonated nationally at the start of 2026
At Nieman Lab, we’ve long covered the impact of student-run news outlets filling information gaps in their communities. Recent data from SimilarWeb shows just how far their work reaches. In Februar...
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The European Union backs Italy’s right to make Meta pay for news
Meta must comply with Italian law requiring it to negotiate with and fairly compensate news publishers for the the use of their content, according to a ruling by the Europe’s highest court on Tuesd...
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The Intercept didn’t just publish a story about ICE — it drove it around JFK
When the Trump administration sent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to American airports in March, The Intercept published a tip sheet for travelers, “How to keep ICE agents out of ...
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