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Summer 2003: Words & Reflections Introduction

Is it possible for truth to exist in journalism? This question resides at the core of “The Press Effect: Politicians and the Stories That Shape the Political World,” a book…

Readers Question Editors’ Judgments About War Coverage

‘Where were these stories when, over the last year, Bush was building up his “case” for war?’

Newspaper Editors Confront Errors

‘We learn from one another’s mistakes.’

A Chasm of Distrust in Medical Reporting

A doctor who was a medical journalist tries to understand why journalists don’t trust their sources and sources don’t trust reporters.

‘Small Pieces Loosely Joined’

Part of the problem with AOL Time Warner’s failure to capitalize on the Internet might be a basic misperception of what kind of medium the Internet is. Like all the…

Media Companies and the Internet

We know there’s a problem, what’s the solution?

Challenging the Charge of Liberal Bias in the Media

An editor’s response: Understand our biases, act as journalists, be a watchdog of the powerful.

What Stands Between the Press and the Truth?

When it comes to coverage involving politics, the answer seems to be a lot.

Reporting Holds Michigan’s Child Welfare System Accountable

At the Detroit Free Press, a watchdog reporter sees the impact of his stories.

The Arguments: The News Journal v. DELJIS

To try to prevent newspaper access to computer databases, the Delaware Criminal Justice Information System (DELJIS) has argued that: By using fields to link cases related to a defendant, a…