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Reporting From Baghdad During the War

NPR correspondent Anne Garrels describes what she observed and thought while reporting from Iraq.

How and Why Leaking of Secrets Happen

Journalists and senior intelligence officials are talking about ‘protecting government secrets without infringing on the right to report on the government.’

The Press and Coverage of Dissent

Between October 31, 2001 and September 19, 2002, 20 sessions were held in which past and present government officials, foreign and domestic journalists, and scholars discussed topics related to the…

Tracking Money in the California Recall Election

‘Newspapers miss a major element of campaign coverage if they give short shrift to campaign money.’

Why I Don’t Like Mainstream News

Young people find a lot not to like about the way news is often presented.

Practicing Journalism in Elementary Classrooms

‘Could eight-, nine- and 10-year-olds, who had trouble sitting still for more than 10 minutes at a time, develop the skills to become reporters?’

Conventional Views a Teen Section Editor Must Break

Good journalists don’t put their opinions in their writing. Instead of teaching teens to keep themselves out of articles, editors need to teach them when and how they should write…

Excerpts From Leslie Koren’s Stories

RELATED ARTICLE“Writing Stories to Reach Young Adults”– Leslie KorenMy editors told me I’d need to lose the formal newspaper tone and spice up my stories when I took on this…

Targeting Young Women as Newspaper Readers

The Arizona Republic uses a magazine-style tabloid focused on fashion to bring younger women to the paper.

Drawing Young Urban Commuters to a New Tabloid

‘Even the name had to say, “Look at me. I’m not like the other papers.”’