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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…

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…

Caution: Words have meaning

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

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,…

In the new millennium, there is cause for celebration and reason for concern.

Journalists reflect on nine core principles.

How is the rapid increase in Hispanic American population affecting communities? What are the economic, social, cultural and educational benefits and hardships brought about by this significant demographic shift? Will…

Reporting on Colombia’s war is extremely dangerous for journalists. For what they publish and broadcast, reporters are threatened and harassed, kidnapped and beaten, driven into exile and murdered. Only in…

Richard C. Harwood teaches journalists strategies for finding valuable new sources. He describes how perspectives of people from various layers of civic life often go untapped by reporters and how,…