Articles

After September 11, Headlines About Air Quality Were Everywhere

A reporter explains his misgivings about this complicated story.
December 15, 2002
Dan Fagin

Creating a New Web of Connections

The Nieman Web site will be home to valuable information about journalism.
December 15, 2002
Bob Giles

Winter 2002: Journalist’s Trade Introduction

“To teach the craft of journalism is a worthy goal but clearly insufficient in this new world and within the setting of a great university,” Lee C. Bollinger, the new…
December 15, 2002
Melissa Ludtke

Winter 2002: Words & Reflections Introduction

In “Breach of Faith,” the second of two volumes edited by journalists Gene Roberts and Thomas Kunkel, the authors continue their in-depth examination of the consequences of concentrated ownership on…
December 15, 2002
Melissa Ludtke

The Maynard Institute: 25 Years and 2,000 Journalists Later

Its innovative training programs shape the careers of many minority journalists.
December 15, 2002
Bryan Monroe

Passing Along the Magic of Journalism

Journalism stands apart from other academic pursuits.
December 15, 2002
Dale Maharidge

What Journalism Schools Do Best

Important lessons are taught in the much-maligned ‘skills courses.’
December 15, 2002
Nancy Day

Journalism’s Road to Becoming a Profession

There are key roles for educators to play in this transformation.
December 15, 2002
Philip Meyer

The Bridge Between the Classroom and Journalism

The purpose of journalism education can’t be addressed without determining why journalists do what they do.
December 15, 2002
William F. Woo

Melding the Competing Demands of Basic Skills and Emerging Issues in Journalism

At Berkeley, a professor is using Weblogs as a new approach to teaching both.
December 15, 2002
Paul Grabowicz