Articles

African Stories In Need of Reporters

On the eve of the World Press Freedom Day, May 3, 2004, the United Nations Department of Public Information launched “Ten Stories the World Should Hear More About.” Half of…
September 15, 2004
Sarah Hagedorn

International Network of Cities of Asylum

Since the fatwa was issued in 1989 against Indian-born author Salman Rushdie, writers from five continents have been convened each year by Car-refour des Littératures in Strasbourg, France to discuss…
September 15, 2004
Yvonne van der Heijden

Africa Web Coverage

Among the strongest Web sites displaying the complexities of the continent and her news are South Africa’s News24. co.za and Africamediaonline.com. There is a relatively new and ambitious site, Africaalmanac.com,…
September 15, 2004
Charles Onyango-Obbo

Using the Internet to Examine Patterns of Foreign Coverage

African events are often not reported because Western news coverage is strongly connected to a nation’s wealth.
September 15, 2004
Ethan Zuckerman

Protesting Doonesbury’s Dismissal

‘What is practiced these days is not censorship with a U.S. government stamp.’
September 15, 2004
Bob Davis

York Daily Record/Sunday News Stories Based on FOIA Requests

In February 2002, The York Daily Record/Sunday News wrote about a convicted killer sitting on death row for 20 years, longer than anyone else in the United States. In its…
September 12, 2004
Rob Walters

Journalism and Trauma: A Long Overdue Conjunction

Covering violence ‘chews at the vitality of those who must cover it day after day.’
June 15, 2004
Roger Simpson

U.S. Newspapers Decide Which Images of the Fallujah Killings to Publish

Cheering Iraqis with burning SUV. Photo by Karim Sahib/AFP/Getty Images.Akron Beacon JournalAnchorage Daily News (cropped)The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionThe Boston GlobeChicago Sun-TimesThe (Cleveland) Plain Dealer (cropped)The Columbus DispatchDaily News of Los AngelesThe…
June 15, 2004
David D. Perlmutter

The Psychological Hazards of War Journalism

A psychiatrist examines how journalists respond to what they witness and report.
June 15, 2004
Anthony Feinstein

Acting as a Witness to a Forgotten War

‘Even if nobody for whom I write this story cares, it is difficult for me to forget Chechnya.’
June 15, 2004
Anne Nivat