Features

Summer 1999: Introduction

By Melissa Ludtke• Features• June 15, 1999

Reforming Welfare, Reporting on Poverty: The Challenges of Reporting This Story in Various Communities and Other Countries Read more

The Evolving Coverage of Welfare Reform

By Lynda McDonnell• Features• June 15, 1999

Themes of Dependency Give Way to Complexities of Life Among the Working Poor Read more

Asian-Americans and Welfare Reform

By William Wong• Features• June 15, 1999

The Mainstream Press Perpetuates Images but Fails to Report on Real Experiences Read more

Welfare Reform and Latinos = Immigration and Cultural Politics

By Joe Rodriguez• Features• June 15, 1999

The Story Is About More Than Moving From Welfare to Work Read more

Constructing the Welfare Story Brick By Brick

By Bill Kovach• Features• June 15, 1999

Write Up; Write Down; Write Fast; Write Slow Read more

European Reporters’ Views of America’s Welfare Reform

By Martin Gehlen• Features• June 15, 1999

Media Coverage Shifts From Looking Abroad to Looking Next Door Read more

Portraying Poverty in the Face of Newsroom Pressures

By Martha Shirk• Features• June 15, 1999

Demand More Time. Agitate for More Space. And Revisit the Subject Often. Read more

Why Identify Welfare Recipients or Quote Incorrect Grammar?

Features• June 15, 1999

At The Mountain Eagle newspaper we do not use photographs of welfare recipients as welfare recipients. It’s hard enough to have to be one without having to face the prospect of someone taunting you or your kids over a circumstance … Read more

In the Midst of Poverty, People’s Stories are Hard to Tell

By Pat Gish• Features• June 15, 1999

Small Staffs, Lack of Resources, and Families’ Fear of Reprisals Add to Difficulties in Coverage Read more

On-Line Journalism: Frustrations Along the Road to the Future

By Stephen Borelli• Features• March 15, 1999

I knocked on the coach’s office door in the visitor’s clubhouse at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. “Come in,” said Stump Merrill, the gruff manager of the Columbus (Ohio) “While in the minds of many … Read more