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News is Strategic in the Newspaper Business

Newsroom cost cutting should not imperil its special strengths.

Radio Diarists Document Their Lives

These ‘reporters’ capture moments journalists never could.

Radio Documentaries Take Listeners Into Dark Corners

David Isay is the founder of Sound Portraits Productions. Its radio documentaries profile the lives of men, women and children living in communities often neglected or misunderstood. During the past…

Making Change Work Away From Public Pressures

At Cox newspapers, economic hard times bring fresh approaches to news coverage.

Nieman Fellows Take to the Road in Korea

‘For 10 days we changed from being reporters to being diplomats of our profession.’

A Tape Recorder Becomes a Connecting Thread

Joshua Cutler. Photo by Kate Burton.I went to a small high school where everyone had some vague notion that I had a disease called Tourette’s syndrome. But very few students…

When the Cheering Stops and Anger Sets In

At the St. Paul Pioneer Press, beats will disappear and photos won’t be taken.

A Photographer’s Journey Begins With a Coffin

By documenting youngsters’ lives, he hopes to understand what is happening.

Ownership Guides a Newspaper’s Mission

Responding to Wall Street’s demands can erode long-term quality.

A Place for Words and Images to Call Home

At DoubleTake, photographers and writers document the human experience.