Articles

Finding a Path to Cross a Racial Divide

Reporters began to listen rather than assume they knew what the story was.
March 15, 2001
Kathy Spurlock

Can What Ails Colombia Be Fixed?

As the war intensifies and U.S. money is sent, the story hits Page One.
March 15, 2001
Linda Robinson

Spring 2001: Political Journalism Introduction

Steve Nordlinger, a former reporter and editor at The (Baltimore) Sun, uses a Maryland example to illustrate how the media all but ignore coverage of Congressional races when incumbents run.
March 15, 2001
Melissa Ludtke

Spring 2001: Youth Journalism Introduction

Mark Goodman, director of the Student Press Law Center, laments the lessons about journalism and the First Amendment that young people are learning as adults censor what they write. “Professionals…
March 15, 2001
Melissa Ludtke

Universities Teach Journalists Valuable Lessons

Specialized knowledge is gained, and questions beget more questions.
March 15, 2001
Bob Giles

Looking for Stories in All the ‘Third Places’

In Detroit, reporters use civic mapping to find new stories and sources.
March 15, 2001
John X. Miller

Civic Mapping Can Ignite a Reporter’s Curiosity

At The San Diego Union-Tribune, community experiences become stories.
March 15, 2001
Karen Lin Clark

Understanding the Community’s Civic Life

Journalists’ tools include new questions and different sources.
March 15, 2001
Richard Harwood

These Pictures Are Not About the Photographer

The camera documents humanity behind forgotten façades.
March 15, 2001
Harvey Wang

Filling a Void Left By Mainstream Media

Young temporary workers in Silicon Valley write out of their own experience.
March 15, 2001
Raj Jayadev