A book revisits the time when only a few brave voices in the Southern press stood up against the many ‘that supported and often led massive resistance to change.’ Read more
In reporting a story about public officials' misuse of government funds, police injure an investigative journalist in a ‘particularly violent encounter.’ Read more
On an April morning in 2005, WJLA-TV investigative reporter Andrea McCarren set out with a photographer to do some preliminary reporting about the activities of a Prince George’s (Md.) County official about whom she’d received information on the misuse … Read more
Newspapers are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit and retain journalists of color. Right now, their annual turnover exceeds 10 percent, which is significantly higher than for their white counterparts. The industry has tried to respond with a number … Read more
Outside the Box: A Memoir By Lynn Sherr Rodale. 360 Pages. $25.95.I don’t think I’ve ever met Lynn Sherr, but our experiences in journalism—she in television for much of her career, … Read more
RELATED ARTICLE “Demonstrating the Craft of Writing” – Tom Ehrenfeld 7. Fear not the long sentence. Take the reader on a journey of language and meaning. 9. Let punctuation control pace and space. Learn the rules, but … Read more