Articles

Truth in the Crossfire

In a brutal attack, ‘my truth … was dealt a mortal wound.’

Wrong Turns Make a Difficult Situation Worse

A journalist lists Top 10 bad decisions editors make when facing cuts in staff.

Spring 2006: Newspapers’ Survival Introduction

"Reinvent or die. It's that simple," is advice offered to newspapers by Tim Porter, an editor and writer with newspapers and now a news media consultant. "And the death will…

Wealth Is Displayed, While Poverty Goes Unnoticed By Many in the Mexican Press

‘What one almost never reads or hears about in Mexico is the immense gap dividing the more well-to-do Mexicans from the native Indians ….’

When the Role Race Plays in Societal Gaps Is Unspoken

A journalist faces ‘obstacles — some institutional, some personal — that stand like an invisible line between covering race and covering it up.’

Finding Perfect Pitch

‘… the stronger their facts, the more vivid their detail, the less reliant they are on the poetry.’

As Health Care Gaps Grow, Coverage Shrinks

Stories about the have-nots don’t ‘fit into today's paradigm of health news.’

Community Journalism’s Pathway to the Future

‘A newspaper can't be independent unless it is interdependent with its community of readers.’

Advice About Doing Project and Daily Reporting at the Same Time

What follows is more practical guidance about how to do large projects reporting at a small-staffed community newspaper, while also continuing to get news into the daily paper. — D.E.…

Spring 2006: Introduction

In recounting her reporting experiences for the Palm Beach Post after Hurricane Wilma hit Florida, Jane Daugherty speaks to the “retrospective dynamic of our coverage,” in which journalists seem to…