Articles

Fairness in Journalism is Rewarded

By spotlighting examples, we learn how fairness is perceived.
June 15, 2001
Bob Giles

Convergence Arrives at Lippmann House

Fellows learn about digital technology, but wonder about its place in journalism.
June 15, 2001
Anne Fitzgerald

Digital Technology Could Lead Journalism Back to Its Roots

Entrepreneurial reporters will gather and distribute news in new ways.
June 15, 2001
Bryan Rich

Journalism’s First Loyalty Is to Citizens

“A commitment to citizens is more than professional egoism. It is the implied covenant with the public…. The notion that those who report the news are not obstructed from digging…
June 15, 2001
Bill Kovach

The Essence of Journalism Is a Discipline of Verification

Excerpt from "The Elements of Journalism" by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel. Principle Three
June 15, 2001
Bill Kovach

Journalism Must Provide a Forum for Public Criticism and Comment

“…This forum function of the press would make it possible to create a democracy even in a large, diverse country by encouraging what James Madison and others considered the basis…
June 15, 2001
Bill Kovach

Journalists Must Make the Significant Interesting and Relevant

“… This classic way of posing the question of engagement—as information versus storytelling, or what people need versus what people want—is a distortion. This is not how journalism is practiced,…
June 15, 2001
Bill Kovach

Journalism’s First Obligation Is to Tell the Truth

Principle One
June 15, 2001
Bill Kovach

News and Views Got Inside China During the Airplane Crisis

Voice of America delivered comprehensive reporting in native languages.
June 15, 2001
Sanford J. Ungar

The Roots of NTV’s Difficulties Dig Deeply Into Political Turf

In Russia, there are lessons to be learned from what happened at Media-Most.
June 15, 2001
Andrei Zolotov Jr.