Articles

Numbers Don’t Tell a Story That Connects With Readers

With reports about tough economic times in hand, a journalist relies on families’ experiences to illuminate the significance of the findings.

Violence Attracts the News Media to a Story Not Reported Enough

Coverage of the riots in France reaffirmed the need for ongoing, in-depth reporting of poor immigrants’ circumstances and the issues they confront.

When Journalists’ Voices Are Missing

A former newspaper editor examines the impact of the lack of journalists serving on media company boards.

A Newspaper’s Redesign Signals Its Renewal

‘… newspapers have enormous strengths to rely on — and that is where we need to concentrate.’

Lessons From a Newsroom’s Digital Frontline

In Roanoke, Virginia, a midsized newspaper has had ‘the freedom to run some experiments, fail, try again, and along the way discover some meaningful success.’

Damaging Ripple Effects of Newsroom Cutbacks

‘In previous downturns, rookie reporters reinvigorated the newsroom; now, there might not be any quality, young journalists to take over.’

New Metaphors Needed for Changing Roles

‘It is time for some new language to describe the role and value of the assigning editor. Even the job title is dated and limiting.’

Moments Illustrate the Lives of Frontline Editors

Mae Cheng, regional editor at Newsday, president of UNITY: Journalists of Color, and former president of the Asian American Journalists Association, collected capsule reports from a diverse group of frontline…

Listening to Editors’ Difficulties Helps Find Solutions

‘Frontline editors usually come from reporting ranks, and it is not unusual for problems to emerge in the transition.’

Seeing Lives as They Once Were and Are Today

More family album than newspaper report, a book published by the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Mississippi documents Hurricane Katrina's life-altering force.