Articles

Finding a Different Path Into the Newsroom

For Native students, a summer journalism institute, an online newspaper, and internships can lead to full-time jobs.

Taking Time to Understand the Story to Be Told

To report this story meant ‘immersing ourselves in a system of government and a way of life that, shamefully, we knew little about.’

Fall 2005: Changing Newspapers, Changing News Introduction

In an effort to make decisions and activities transparent, Steven A. Smith, editor of The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Washington, invites members of the public into morning news meetings, assigns five…

Time and Techniques Define A ‘New New Journalism’

Conversations with writers reveal how and why their stories are being told in different ways.

Looking Behind the Scenes of Political Coverage

A study compares national presidential press coverage with local reporting on congressional races and emerges with some unexpected findings.

When Media Create the Message

The author of ‘Mediated’ makes us ‘feel as if our very beings are enslaved by the messages as well as the messengers.’

Reinventing A Newspaper’s Web Site

The online Los Angeles Times is ‘very different. It should be different. It should look different.’

Covering Indian Country: How an Outsider Gets In

Relying on decades of experience, a journalist provides valuable reporting tips.

Blending Economic Ideas With the Persuasive Power of Journalism

Galbraith ‘performed that balancing trick as well as it has been done.’

A Student’s Most Memorable Story

In tackling a tough topic—racial relations in a Montana community—a young reporter learned how much good journalism matters.