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Summer 2002: Introduction

By Features June 15, 2002

Journalism is on a fast-paced, transformative journey, its destination still unknown. That the Web and other media technologies are affecting mightily the practice of journalism is beyond dispute. Less clear is any shared vision of what the future holds. In this issue, words about journalists' experiences in the digital era transport our vision forward, while our eye takes us on a visual voyage back to a time when newspapers wove communities together. – Melissa Ludtke, Editor Read more

Winter 2001: Introduction

By Features December 15, 2001

Through the night of September 11, 2001, photographer Peter Turnley took refuge in a second-floor office in a clothing store, its windows blown out by the force of the attack on the World Trade Center. As he tried to absorb what he was seeing, he documented the devastation. At dawn, he moved close to the site and fastened his journalistic eye on faces whose expressions evoke our feelings of loss. From covering war, Turnley knew that “the most important pictures…are after the battle, when one sees the human impact.” Read more

Highlighting Antibiotic Resistance

Features December 15, 2001

RELATED ARTICLE “The Unreported Threat in Coverage of Anthrax” – Philip CaperThough coverage of the potential health hazards of antibiotic abuse and overuse did not receive nearly the prominence … Read more