Articles

Global Journalism About a Regional Catastrophe

The need for cross-cultural sensitivity is one lesson a journalist took away from his coverage of the tsunami.
March 15, 2005
V.S. Sambandan

Arriving at the Digital News Age

‘It is in this fusion of old and new that the future of journalism most probably lies.’
March 15, 2005
Simon Waldman

Managing the Army of Temporary Journalists

Eyewitness online reporting about the tsunami complements coverage by mainstream news organizations.
March 15, 2005
Steve Outing

Reporting From a ‘Calamity That Defies Description’

A tight focus on individuals allowed a U.S. journalist and photographer to present ‘these people in scenes that began to form chapters in a narrative.’
March 15, 2005
Richard Read

Investigating Washington, D.C.’s Water Quality

With lead levels endangering health, public agencies kept test results from consumers.
March 15, 2005
D’Vera Cohn

Media Bias in Covering the Tsunami in Aceh

‘Indonesian journalists do not understand Aceh stories from the Acehnese perspective.’
March 15, 2005
Andreas Harsono

Finding Necessary Evidence to Back Up a Tip

A 17-month investigation about drinking water pollution prompts action.
March 15, 2005
Scott Streater

A Question of Representation

‘When no reporters, photographers or news editors come from the fishing community, it is unlikely this community’s problems will be understood ….’
March 15, 2005
S. Anand

Taking on a Traumatic Reporting Assignment in Southern Thailand

‘… the smell of the dead bodies is something you just don’t know without having been through it before.’
March 15, 2005
Kavi Chongkittavorn

By Its Absence Water Becomes a Big Story

‘I try to focus my coverage on people whose lives intersect with water.’
March 15, 2005
Seth Hettena