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
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
In asking young journalists to write about their experiences, what we wanted to provide was a forum in which they could express their views, concerns and ideas about the way in which journalism is practiced today. What we found as their articles arrived is that these young journalists raise questions that are relevant for seasoned journalists to ponder. As one correspondent writes: “I know in the future…I’ll take opportunities to listen to interns and recent college graduates who other folks in the newsroom might dismiss as starry-eyed idealists. I hope that listening to their perspectives will help me remember why I chose to become a journalist in the first place.” Read more
In therapy sessions, children use art to describe their lives. “Children in a Violent Society,” Edited by Joy D. Osofsky, The Guilford Press. Each year in our country at least three million children … Read more
“I went to Vermont and showed Ernie this story, as it appeared in the magazine. I started from the back and showed him the last picture with his mom. She’s playing … Read more
“This is, by far, the most powerful picture I’ve ever taken because it shows exactly how a child feels when they see their mother being beaten. “The boy is saying to his … Read more
In this edition, we examine ways in which we report on children and violence. We travel to the sites of the five recent and highly publicized school shootings, then journey into the private realm of family violence, as seen through the eyes of children who witness it. From there, we move into courtrooms and juvenile detention centers, and also get a glimpse of adolescent girls’ increasing involvement with crime. Then, we take a look at how customary methods of coverage shape public perception and policymaking in the arena of child and juvenile crime. Finally, editors at Chicago’s two newspapers take us inside their decision-making when it comes to coverage of children and violence. Read more
