Articles

An American Correspondent Brings Africa Out of the Shadows

‘Western reporters in Africa get away with an ignorance that would not be tolerated if they were assigned to other world regions ….’

The Global Poverty Beat

‘What choices will news organizations make in the years ahead about coverage of the world’s poor and their problems?’ Two new books provide direction.

A Remembrance of Foreign Reporting

In ‘Bad News,’ a retired network correspondent eulogizes the decline of foreign news reporting.

Passionate Criticism of Iraq War Coverage By the American Press

A journalist longs for a more ‘dispassionate discussion’ of U.S. war policy.

Getting an Up-Close View of the Military in Iraq

‘For the first time it has been possible for large numbers of journalists to observe closely the behavior of U.S. troops and how it refracted among Iraqis.’

Seeing What Others Failed to Notice

Reporting from Baghdad, Jon Lee Anderson ‘offers a profound antidote to the simplistic impulses of American television news ….’
An Unseen Side of Iran

An Unseen Side of Iran

A drug-sniffing dog, donated by the French government, is used to search a truck by Anti-Narcotics Police at Shahid Sherofat checkpoint near Esfahan, Iran, while a bus passes in the…

Summer 2005: Introduction

Among the casualties of the invasion and occupation of Iraq have been truth and trust, according to Sig Christenson, military affairs writer for the San Antonio Express-News. After working as…

The New York Times’s Travails in the Reign of Raines

‘As the ship veered onto the rocks, those who voiced warnings were ignored, while the bosses told each other how smart they were.’

Freedom and Liberty: Tough Stories to Tell

‘When freedom and orthodoxy collide, it’s interesting to note how the press behaves.’