Articles

Inviting Viewers to Enter the Newsroom

With its Viewers’ Bill of Rights, KGUN9-TV in Arizona broke new ground.
June 15, 2001
Forrest Carr

Investigative Journalism Can Still Thrive at Newspapers

It requires fierce determination, hard work, some guerrilla tactics, and thick skin.
June 15, 2001
Loretta Tofani

In Crisis, Journalists Relinquish Independence

‘Ideological biases can overtake the desire to be independent.’
June 15, 2001
Ying Chan

Determining the Line Between Fact and Fiction

In broadcast news, compelling TV and good journalism can coexist.
June 15, 2001
Olive Talley

Accuracy Must Be Our Journalistic Grail

Editors at The Oregonian make writers pause and verify before publication.
June 15, 2001
Michele McLellan

The Borderlands of Journalism

Typical story assignments underscore the difficulty of defeating stereotypes.
June 15, 2001
Antonio López

Why Has Journalism Abandoned Its Observer’s Role?

‘The mirrorer was viewed as fat to be trimmed, and was.’
June 15, 2001
Jon Franklin

The Absence of Memory Hurts Journalism

Short-term investors stifle investment in long-term and necessary research.
June 15, 2001
Philip Meyer

Refusing to Take the Easier Route

Journalists have an important social contract to uphold.
June 15, 2001
Mark G. Chavunduka

Journalists Need Help With Ethical Decisions

In today’s newsrooms, there are plenty to be made.
June 15, 2001
Carol Marin