Articles

Reporting in Southern Africa

A prominent white journalist revisits his reporting during apartheid and reflects on the news media’s work today.
September 15, 2003
Wilson Wanene

A Reporter Is Fired for Writing a Weblog

He wonders whether there is ‘a place for Weblogs in the Fourth Estate firmament.’
September 15, 2003
Steve Olafson

Contemplating the Relevancy of Age and Race

‘My youth and race have been assets to my journalism during my budding career.’
September 15, 2003
Errin Haines

A Racially Motivated Murder Leads to a Uniquely Reported Documentary

Whites interviewed whites. Blacks interviewed blacks. The stories came together.
September 15, 2003
Marco Williams, Whitney Dow

Racial Reverberations in Newsrooms After Jayson Blair

‘The coverage of the scandal showed once again that African Americans are still not allowed to be seen as individuals when they fail.’
September 15, 2003
Neil Henry

Reflecting on a Different Era in Political Journalism

Scotty Reston ‘and his peers felt comfortable making those choices based on their sense of what was best for the nation.’
September 15, 2003
Alex S. Jones

Weblogs: A Road Back to Basics

‘Weblogs will not save journalism as we know it. However, they might end up improving journalism as we know it.’
September 15, 2003
Bill Mitchell

The Infectious Desire to Be Linked in the Blogosphere

‘Weblogs offer journalists tangible ways to achieve that Number One feeling.’
September 15, 2003
Mark Glaser

Weblogs and Journalism: Do They Connect?

‘… the vast majority of Weblogs do not provide original reporting— for me, the heart of all journalism.’
September 15, 2003
Rebecca Blood

Journalism’s ‘Normal Accidents’

By exploring theories about how organizations fail, a journalist understands better what is happening in newsrooms and why.
September 15, 2003
William F. Woo