Articles

Graphic Art as Political Commentary

The arresting images (above and below) created by Zimbabwean graphic artist Chaz Maviyane-Davies are editorial comments presented as art.Stifled by racial discrimination in white minority-ruled Rhodesia, Maviyane-Davies went into exile…

The Emotional Tug of the Zimbabwean Story

‘I’ve fallen hard for the country and for its people and ache to go back. And when I am there, I feel more challenged as a reporter than I’ve felt…

Correcting the Errors of Our Ways

‘By ignoring readers’ pleas for accuracy and accountability, journalists are losing the most valuable asset: their credibility.’

Fall 2008: Introduction

On this point, editors, reporters and newspaper readers agree. In a time of cutbacks and a shrinking news hole, at a moment when print is in peril and digital is…

Investigative Reporting: Keeping It Relevant, Keeping It Local

‘Our story selection is attuned to answering the question a reader might ask: How does this affect me?’

Making Firm a Newspaper’s Focus on Investigative Reporting

‘In an age when our critics love to crow that news is an undifferentiated commodity available anywhere, investigative reporting clearly isn’t.’

Investing in Watchdog Reporting

‘… the Journal Sentinel has built a 10-person Watchdog Team with a robust Web presence called Watchdog Online.’

Investigative Talent Departs After Awards Come In

The Blade’s commitment to investigative reporting endures despite the loss of key reporters to larger news organizations with better pay.

The Rights and Responsibilities of Journalists

In his new book, Anthony Lewis offers a ‘cogent, yet complete accounting of some of the most searing issues that have faced journalists over the past decade.’

Zimbabwe: Telling the Story, Reporting the News

‘The finer points of journalism have, regrettably, had to be compromised in the desperate battle for access to information. This is guerrilla journalism ….’