Articles

Covering Race, Poverty and Class in the New Gilded Age

“So, what are you working on?” a friend asked me recently as we waited in line to see a movie. I told him about a story I was writing about…
March 15, 2001
Jonathan Kaufman

Neither Publishers nor Readers Clamor for Stories About the Poor

Even so, the hard work of reporting about poverty has lasting value.
March 15, 2001
Lynda McDonnell

Violence Against Journalists in Colombia

Impunity surrounds these crimes.
March 15, 2001
Marylene Smeets

Frontline Images

All photos by Steve Salisbury.©At left, Colombian Marines patrol the Magdalena River in north central Colombia, one of the country’s most dangerous areas. At right, adolescent girls make up a…
March 15, 2001
Steve Salisbury

Spending Time on the Frontlines of Colombia’s War

Taking personal risks is part of the job of a foreign correspondent.
March 15, 2001
Linda Robinson

The Risks American Journalists Confront in Colombia

Staying safe sometimes collides with aggressively reporting on the war.
March 15, 2001
Tod Robberson

Creating a Network of Young Reporters

We’re still thinking about saving high-school newspapers. But, if we start now, they might be able to save us.
March 15, 2001
Laurie Becklund

Sparking a Passion for Journalism in High School

A journalism association works to strengthen a tenuous but invaluable resource.
March 15, 2001
Diana Mitsu Klos

In Colombia, Journalists Have Many Enemies

‘The first and most damning effect is self-censorship.’
March 15, 2001
Francisco Santos

You’ve Got to ‘Be Carefully Taught’

Decision-making in TV newsrooms too often involves racial criteria.
March 15, 2001
Av Westin