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Journalists Engage Readers By Learning Who They Are

Newsrooms should know more than marketers do about their audiences.

A Newspaper Strives to Make Its Coverage Complete

The new approach works but reporters feel constricted by its rigidity.

Is Journalism Losing Its Place in the Boisterous Public Forum?

An editor finds an appetite for serious conversation. Media ought to respond.

The Only or the Lonely

Latino journalists speak up about coverage, but doing so takes its toll.

Summer 2001: Introduction

The battle over the ownership of NTV television—Russia’s largest non-government national TV network—appeared to Western eyes to be a story about the role that President Vladimir Putin was playing in…

Summer 2001: Words & Reflections Introduction

David Nyhan, a columnist with The Boston Globe, describes why—at a time of deepening public mistrust of journalism—there needed to be a way of recognizing and rewarding fairness. “Rare is…

Summer 2001: The Elements of Journalism Introduction

Four years ago, 25 of this nation’s most influential journalists came together at Harvard University with a shared sense that something was seriously wrong with their profession.“They barely recognized what…

Latino glossary terms: A guide for journalists

The following glossary items are adapted from a list prepared by Rosa María Santana for inclusion in the NAHJ publication,“Latinos in the United States: A Resource Guide for Journalists.” To…

‘The News Has Become the News’

Influential voices spotlight failures and remedies for today’s journalists.

The Elusive Hispanic / Latino Identity

This article is excerpted from a resource guide for journalists put together by the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. Every person has a theme. We are each a new narrative,…