Articles

Creating a Road Map for Journalism’s Mission

Journalists reflect on nine core principles.
June 15, 2001
Bob Giles

“Latino Voices: Journalism By and About Latinos” Introduction (Summer 2001)

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…
June 4, 2001
Melissa Ludtke

Spring 2001: Introduction

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…
March 15, 2001
Melissa Ludtke

Spring 2001: Tapping New Sources Introduction

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,…
March 15, 2001
Melissa Ludtke

Spring 2001: Reporting on the Economic Underbelly Introduction

Lynda McDonnell, political editor for the St. Paul Pioneer-Press and former poverty reporter, finds much “ingenious, committed reporting” on the lives of the poor but also sees “missed opportunities.” Why?…
March 15, 2001
Melissa Ludtke

Spring 2001: “The Elements of Journalism” Introduction

In a seminar with reporters new to Washington beats, Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel, co-authors of “The Elements of Journalism: What Newspeople Should Know and the Public Should Expect” (Crown…
March 15, 2001
Melissa Ludtke

Spring 2001: Book Reviews Introduction

Robert Jensen, a journalism professor at the University of Texas at Austin, reviews “Drive-By Journalism: The Assault on Your Need to Know,” by Arthur Rowse. Anil Padmanabhan, a 2001 Nieman…
March 15, 2001
Melissa Ludtke

Spring 2001: Race and Content of News Introduction

In a series of interviews with staff members of network news, former broadcast executive Av Westin uncovered ways in which racial bias impacts decision-making about the content of news. He…
March 15, 2001
Melissa Ludtke

Wanted: Diversity of Voice and Experience

The Savannah Morning News creates the Neighborhood Newsroom.
March 15, 2001
Steve Corrigan

Let Us Now Praise Good Reporting on Race

A journalism program spotlights and studies the exemplary ingredients of coverage.
March 15, 2001
Arlene Notoro Morgan