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‘Perilous Times’ for First Amendment Rights

Editors must ‘send the clear signal—and offer the necessary support—to make the coverage of government secrecy a priority in their newsrooms.’

Documenting Government Secrecy

Secrecy in the Bush AdministrationRep. Henry A. WaxmanU.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform-MinorityStaff Special Investigations Division,September 2004www.democrats.reform.house.govIn this 81-page report staff members of the Committee on Government Reform…

Reporting on Water as a Global Story

A network of international journalists produced multimedia reports on the consequences of privatizing water.

An Indefatigable Investigative Reporter

Seymour Hersh ‘still comes through as an outsider hungry for the latest scraps of news.’

The Precarious State of Television News

‘We’re going to have to completely reinvent it—not only the substance, but the way in which we interact with our audience.’

Technology Might Return Journalism to Its Roots

Two books set forth causes for concern about U.S. news media, and one of the authors speaks to the Internet’s possibilities for rejuvenating journalism’s promise.

Creating Digital Newsbooks

Newspapers use them to bring enterprise reporting to a new audience on the Web.

Motion and Sound Tell the Online Story in New Ways

After seeing some online videos I did for an independent study project to complete my masters in documentary filmmaking, Carol Hanner, the project editor for “Dividing the Waters,” suggested I…

The Story of Water Told in a Tale of Two Towns

Developing the narrative thread relied on finding key characters and weaving their experiences into the article’s focus on water.

Monitoring Colorado’s Ongoing Feuds About Water

With a drought and expanding population, coverage of water gains importance.