Articles

Attitudes and Mindsets Hinder Journalists in Their Coverage

‘… consciously or unconsciously, stories have been shaped to fit well known themes of bad, good or degraded, ancient and exotic Indians.’
September 15, 2005
Mary Ann Weston

Opinion’s Place in Journalism

Victor S. Navasky explains why he loathes objectivity and values ‘critical opinion.’
September 15, 2005
Ray Jenkins

Freedom of the Press in Indian Country

At its creation, the Lakota Times ‘became the only independently owned Indian weekly publication in America.’
September 15, 2005
Tim Giago

Fall 2005: Introduction

As a young reporter at The Rapid City Journal, Tim Giago was seldom allowed to cover stories on the nearby Pine Ridge Indian Reservation where he was raised. As one…
September 15, 2005
Melissa Ludtke

Fall 2005: Comparing National and Local Campaign Coverage Introduction

As a young reporter at The Rapid City Journal, Tim Giago was seldom allowed to cover stories on the nearby Pine Ridge Indian Reservation where he was raised. As one…
September 15, 2005
Melissa Ludtke

Senate Hopefuls Clash Over Minimum Wage

This excerpt is from a story written by Schuyler Kropf that appeared in The (Charleston) Post and Courier on October 20, 2004. Those conducting this study regard it as an…
September 15, 2005
Schuyler Kropf

Winning By Just Losing Less Badly; Edwards Visits Lima to Nibble at GOP

This excerpt is from a story written by Stephen Koff that appeared  in The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer on October 25, 2004. Those conducting this study regard it as an example…
September 15, 2005
Stephen Koff

Mainstream Media and the Survival of Journalism

In March, Nieman Foundation Curator Bob Giles welcomed to Lippmann House the participants in a symposium cohosted by The Media Center at The American Press Institute. Called “Whose News? Media,…
September 15, 2005
Bob Giles

When the Beat Does Not Go On

A longtime journalist reflects on reinventing her life outside of a newsroom.
June 23, 2005
Huntly Collins

‘The Seduction of Secrecy: Toward Better Access to Government Information on the Record’

In a symposium held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on March 17th, Washington, D.C.-based journalists and media observers came together to discuss the use by journalists of…
June 15, 2005
Government Information