Articles

When a Journalist’s Voice Is Silenced

In using the Internet to share his views, Li Datong is ‘breaking the wishes of authorities who would prefer he did not speak to the foreign press.’

Two Sides of Courage

‘Only after I left the foreign battlefields and returned to the United States did I discover the quiet part of courage in what it is I try to do.’

Courage: What Network News Needs Now

‘Network news spent decades establishing its solid credentials. Now is no time for it to lose its nerve.’

A Local Newspaper Endures a Stormy Backlash

‘We had the opportunity to tell the story of powerless people who'd been hurt by powerful people who counted on the public never learning what they'd done.’

Editorial Pages: Why Courage Is Hard to Find

The Star Tribune published strong editorials about Bush administration truth telling when few other papers did, and an editor there explores some reasons why.

The Difficult Isolation Courage Can Bring

Newspaper boycotts forced ‘the need for courage beyond the physical ….’

The Muslim Cartoon Controversy Exposed an Absence of Courage

‘… the continuing timidity of the American media looked increasingly like cowardice, appeasement, or better-you-than-me cynicism.’

The Center for Public Integrity: What It Is

From its founding in 1989 to the end of 2004, when I stepped down as its director, the nonpartisan Center for Public Integrity grew to a full-time staff of 40…

Transforming Anger at Journalists’ Deaths Into Action

The International News Safety Institute provides training and support for journalists whose work puts them in danger.

The Survival Mode of Reporting From a War Zone

‘Our generation is more vocal about trauma we experience than others have been. It can't be avoided when you see this much violence and senseless death.’