Raney Aronson-Rath | Nieman Journalism Lab

Articles by Raney Aronson-Rath

Raney Aronson-Rath is deputy executive producer of Frontline.

More boots on the ground

“Guys, your reporting spread. You did a big thing. Otherwise, no one would know what happened.”

Journalists will band together to fight intimidation

“The threats journalism faces are profound and evolving. So is our capacity to respond.”

Turning technology into an accelerant for truth

“If money and criminality know no boundaries, then why should journalism?”

To get past information divides, we need to understand them first

“Only by becoming aware of competing narratives, and understanding why and where they take root, can we begin to do the sort of reporting that holds the powerful accountable while also building shared truths.”

News deserts will proliferate — but so will new solutions

“When I was a young producer, a mentor told me something that has stuck with me ever since: Corruption doesn’t show its face. That seemed a challenge to live and work by.”

We learn “digital” doesn’t have to mean “short”

“Our shorter-form stories have done well digitally — but the big surprise to us over the past year has been just how strongly our longer-form journalism has resonated with digital audiences.”

Transparency is the antidote to fake news

“The problem is massive, and these are just first steps. I hope that in the year to come, media outlets and tech platforms alike will take bigger ones.”

Finding the right form

“Will virtual reality deliver a journalism experience and immerse our audience in the story in a way we couldn’t before? Or will it feel too intrusive?”