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What I Didn’t Say

What did journalists leave out of their final assignments?

In 2023, this legacy column was revived thanks to the support of the National Endowment for the Arts.

 
 
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La Maison Dorée: What I Didn't Say About the Tunisian Arab Spring
Sierra Crane Murdoch
Tunis, Tunisia
La Maison Dorée: What I Didn't Say About the Tunisian Arab Spring
Sierra Crane Murdoch
Tunis, Tunisia
Sierra Crane Murdoch
Tunis, Tunisia
Functionally White: What I Didn't Say About Being South Asian in Uganda
Raksha Vasudevan
Kampala, Uganda
Functionally White: What I Didn't Say About Being South Asian in Uganda
Raksha Vasudevan
Kampala, Uganda
Raksha Vasudevan
Kampala, Uganda
Radioactive Memory: What I Didn't Say About Fukushima
Theresa Lin
Fukushima, Japan
Radioactive Memory: What I Didn't Say About Fukushima
Theresa Lin
Fukushima, Japan
Theresa Lin
Fukushima, Japan
Midnight Highway: What I Didn't Say About the Fort Hood Deaths
May Jeong
Killeen, Texas
Midnight Highway: What I Didn't Say About the Fort Hood Deaths
May Jeong
Killeen, Texas
May Jeong
Killeen, Texas
Bad Witness: What I Didn't Say About Reporting on Chinese Christians in Kenya
April Zhu
Nairobi, Kenya
Bad Witness: What I Didn't Say About Reporting on Chinese Christians in Kenya
April Zhu
Nairobi, Kenya
April Zhu
Nairobi, Kenya
Behind the Briefings: Elaina Plott
Off Assignment
Behind the Briefings: Elaina Plott
Off Assignment
Off Assignment
Offscreen
Shawna Kenney
Los Angeles, California
Offscreen
Shawna Kenney
Los Angeles, California
Shawna Kenney
Los Angeles, California
About Sex, Sovereignty, and Steampunk
Cara Danielle Brown
Los Angeles, California
About Sex, Sovereignty, and Steampunk
Cara Danielle Brown
Los Angeles, California
Cara Danielle Brown
Los Angeles, California
All Along the Waterfront
Oluwatosin Adeshokan
Lagos, Nigeria
All Along the Waterfront
Oluwatosin Adeshokan
Lagos, Nigeria
Oluwatosin Adeshokan
Lagos, Nigeria
About Yannis, the Champion of Champignons
Jon Arlan
Toulouse, France
About Yannis, the Champion of Champignons
Jon Arlan
Toulouse, France
Jon Arlan
Toulouse, France
Whispers from Wadi Rum
Sunny Fitzgerald
Wadi Rum, Jordan
Whispers from Wadi Rum
Sunny Fitzgerald
Wadi Rum, Jordan
Sunny Fitzgerald
Wadi Rum, Jordan
Behind the Briefings: Janet Rodriguez
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
Behind the Briefings: Janet Rodriguez
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
What the Most Sordid Russian Gay Bar in Riga Taught Me About Identity Politics
Svetlana Kitto
Riga, Latvia
What the Most Sordid Russian Gay Bar in Riga Taught Me About Identity Politics
Svetlana Kitto
Riga, Latvia
Svetlana Kitto
Riga, Latvia
About the First Time I Met Charles Manson
Maggie Milstein
Kings Country, California
About the First Time I Met Charles Manson
Maggie Milstein
Kings Country, California
Maggie Milstein
Kings Country, California
Recycling in Paradise
Yi-Ling Liu
Tai Pei, Taiwan
Recycling in Paradise
Yi-Ling Liu
Tai Pei, Taiwan
Yi-Ling Liu
Tai Pei, Taiwan
About Portobello Road
Chaya Bhuvaneswar
London, England
About Portobello Road
Chaya Bhuvaneswar
London, England
Chaya Bhuvaneswar
London, England
About Translating Giorgio Bassani's Novel of Ferrara
Stacy Mattingly
Ferrara, Italy
About Translating Giorgio Bassani's Novel of Ferrara
Stacy Mattingly
Ferrara, Italy
Stacy Mattingly
Ferrara, Italy
Céline Alexis Buehrer: Senior Designer at Coach
Off Assignment
Chelsea, New York
Céline Alexis Buehrer: Senior Designer at Coach
Off Assignment
Chelsea, New York
Off Assignment
Chelsea, New York
The Fog of Brigadoon
Kalen Goodluck
Standing Rock, North Dakota
The Fog of Brigadoon
Kalen Goodluck
Standing Rock, North Dakota
Kalen Goodluck
Standing Rock, North Dakota
While the World Was Watching Soccer
Aaron Gordon
Strasbourg, France
While the World Was Watching Soccer
Aaron Gordon
Strasbourg, France
Aaron Gordon
Strasbourg, France
The Berliner Who Evaded Arrest
Emily Cataneo
Berlin, Germany
The Berliner Who Evaded Arrest
Emily Cataneo
Berlin, Germany
Emily Cataneo
Berlin, Germany
Hie in Ho Chi Minh
Roland Kelts
Vietnam
Hie in Ho Chi Minh
Roland Kelts
Vietnam
Roland Kelts
Vietnam
The Moon and the Rock Shop Girls
Rebecca Worby
Moab, Utah
The Moon and the Rock Shop Girls
Rebecca Worby
Moab, Utah
Rebecca Worby
Moab, Utah
Behind the Photos: Bearing Witness to the Arrival of Syrian Refugees
Off Assignment
Lesbos Island
Behind the Photos: Bearing Witness to the Arrival of Syrian Refugees
Off Assignment
Lesbos Island
Off Assignment
Lesbos Island
About Joy Press's Hollywood
Off Assignment
Los Angeles
About Joy Press's Hollywood
Off Assignment
Los Angeles
Off Assignment
Los Angeles
Goodbye Dominican Republic, Goodbye Baseball
Jorge Arangure
Santo Domingo
Goodbye Dominican Republic, Goodbye Baseball
Jorge Arangure
Santo Domingo
Jorge Arangure
Santo Domingo
Behind the Briefings: Peter Baker
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
Behind the Briefings: Peter Baker
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
Behind the Briefings: Tara Palmeri
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
Behind the Briefings: Tara Palmeri
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
Behind the Briefings: April Ryan
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
Behind the Briefings: April Ryan
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
Behind the Briefings: Ashley Parker
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
Behind the Briefings: Ashley Parker
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
Off Assignment
Washington, DC
 

“When you turn in a story, you feel like you’re only squeezing a third of the lemon.”

—Damien Cave