Articles

Blogs and Journalism Need Each Other

‘The transparency of blogging has contributed to news organizations becoming a bit more accessible and interactive ….’

Weblogs Threaten and Inform Traditional Journalism

Blogs ‘challenge conventional notions of who is a journalist and what journalism is.’

Blogging From Iraq

With a borrowed laptop, rented satellite phone and reader-generated budget, an independent reporter sends back stories from the war.

Why Journalists Can’t Talk Across Race

‘What we found is a conversation fraught with frustration and mistrust.’

A Guide to Various Weblogs

RELATED WEB LINKSDan Gillmor– dangillmor.comDave Barry– blogs.herald.comToday in the Sky– blogs.usatoday.com/sky/Clergy Abuse Tracker– www.bishop-accountability.org Weblogging PioneerThe pioneer among blogging columnists is Dan Gillmor of the San Jose Mercury News. He…

Newsroom Diversity: Truth vs. Fiction

Before and after the Times’s debacle, American newspapers are still ‘telling our readers an incomplete, inaccurate story.’

Reporting in Southern Africa

A prominent white journalist revisits his reporting during apartheid and reflects on the news media’s work today.

A Reporter Is Fired for Writing a Weblog

He wonders whether there is ‘a place for Weblogs in the Fourth Estate firmament.’

Contemplating the Relevancy of Age and Race

‘My youth and race have been assets to my journalism during my budding career.’

A Racially Motivated Murder Leads to a Uniquely Reported Documentary

Whites interviewed whites. Blacks interviewed blacks. The stories came together.