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Women War Correspondents: They Are Different in So Many Ways

‘It is not by chance that these women have gravitated to the frontlines of war.’

Public Interest Policies for the Digital Age

A book-length exploration of digital media’s future fails ‘to address the core question: Where is the new public square?’

In Search of an ‘Inside Narrative’

‘Very often, as journalists, we end up telling these kinds of outside narratives when we go to official sources for the most difficult and intimate stories.’

From Journalism to Self-Publishing Books

‘Our experience with print-on-demand books offers promising and challenging news.’

Strategies for Reporters Coping With Stress

Julia Reynolds offers approaches to handling the stress that can be part of this demanding crime beat.RELATED ARTICLE“When a Crime Is Just the Beginning of the Story”Learn to tell our…

Altruism’s Rise in the Wake of Disaster

Rebecca Solnit’s wide-ranging inquiry into disaster led her to a surprisingly good-hearted view of human nature. “In the wake of an earthquake, a bombing, or a major storm, most people…

Preparing to Cover a Pandemic: A New Guide for Journalists

‘The idea behind this guide is to provide an accessible, trusted resource in case the H1N1 strain, or any new or known flu strain, strikes in more deadly form.’

An Opposing Viewpoint: The Struggle to Be Heard

I have a bone to pick with The Washington Post, particularly the editorial page.The Post has repeatedly opened its pages to the advocacy and analysis of former journalist Tamar Jacoby.…

Kammer Replies to Tamar Jacoby’s Letter to the Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITORRead Tamar Jacoby’s original letterTamar Jacoby is a graceful writer and able advocate of the proposition that Congress should provide low-wage employers easy access to deep international…

Letter to the Editor

RESPONSERead Kammer’s response to this letterI’m writing to set the record straight and correct some troubling misperceptions created by Jerry Kammer’s article, “An Opposing Viewpoint: The Struggle to Be Heard,”…