Articles

Using a Cultural Icon to Explore a People’s Heart

A photographer invites community members to help create new images.
June 15, 2001
Delilah Montoya

Speaking the Language of Understanding

Spanish helps in reporting Latino stories, but it isn’t enough.
June 15, 2001
Carolina González

Daring to Write Our Secrets

Latino journalists don’t serve their communities by failing to probe for stories.
June 15, 2001
Juleyka Lantigua

When the Public Speaks, Do Journalists Listen?

‘I don’t recognize myself or anyone I know in your newspaper.’
June 15, 2001
Geneva Overholser

The Pursuit of Truth Can Be Elusive in Africa

Independent journalists are branded unpatriotic and anti-government.
June 15, 2001
Gwen Lister

Retaining Independence Isn’t Easy for Journalists

But protection of sources can cheat the public and betray the truth.
June 15, 2001
Robert Blau

It’s Not Easy Escaping Ethnic Labels and Expectations

In cultural journalism, Latino critics confront a double-edged sword.
June 15, 2001
Oscar Garza

Making Truth an Idea That Journalists Can Believe in Again

‘Every journalist knows that truth can make nonnegotiable demands.’
June 15, 2001
Jack Fuller

Press Failure to Watchdog Can Have Devastating Consequences

Every news organization should monitor the powerful in the public interest.
June 15, 2001
Murrey Marder

Loving and Cussing: the Family Newspaper

It’s a place where community and citizens come before big profits.
June 15, 2001
Brandt Ayers