Articles

The Siegal Committee Report

Examining suggested changes through the lens of normal accident theory.
September 15, 2003
William F. Woo

Is Blogging Journalism?

A blogger and journalist finds no easy answer, but he discovers connections.
September 15, 2003
Paul Andrews

Twelve Questions On Race

If you were asked to grade race relations in Marshall, what grade, from 1 to 100, would you give? How might we improve our score? For the most part, predominantly…
September 15, 2003
Phil Latham

Reporting on Race: Building a New Definition of ‘News’

A report on race reporting by civic journalists highlights some common approaches.
September 15, 2003
Jan Schaffer

Having Conversations Across Race in Newsrooms

We have not ‘found a safe place or way to discuss racial issues with each other.’
September 15, 2003
Condace L. Pressley

Nieman Reports Revisits the Coverage of Black America

Journalists explore connections between the racial climate in newsrooms and news organizations’ coverage of race.
September 15, 2003
Bob Giles

Asking Questions So a Community Thinks About Race

The Marshall News Messenger played a central role in creating a new dialogue.
September 15, 2003
Phil Latham

Moving Toward Participatory Journalism

‘If contemporary American journalism is a lecture, what it is evolving into is something that incorporates a conversation and seminar.’
September 15, 2003
Dan Gillmor

Reporting on the Minority Education Beat

At The News & Observer in Raleigh, North Carolina, attention is focused on how race affects education.
September 15, 2003
Tim Simmons

The Black Press: Past and Present

‘Once considered an outdated protest medium, the black press today is appreciated as crucial to ethnic progress.’
September 15, 2003
Larry Muhammad