Contending that Daniel Okrent’s book “Public Editor #1” might be “the only collection of ombudsman columns ever assembled that is a genuine page turner,” former Boston Globe ombudsman, Mark Jurkowitz, now with the Project for Excellence in Journalism, introduces … Read more
A journalist and author finds an enfeebled Washington press corps, more concerned with retaining personal access than serving the public interest. Read more
Journalists offer well-told stories to teenagers — tailoring the content to suit their reading appetites and enticing them to perhaps find their way to news reporting. Read more
“The first accurate description we heard of the storm’s wrath was told to a Sun Herald reporter in four words: ‘Your city is gone,'” writes Stan Tiner, executive editor of the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Mississippi. The storm was … Read more
More family album than newspaper report, a book published by the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Mississippi documents Hurricane Katrina's life-altering force. Read more
‘Though there is little shared cultural ground for these artists, newspapers have become a shared tool of storytelling across countries and eras.’ Read more