Articles

Training Journalists to Use Technological Tools in Reporting

The proof of how well this works is in the story.
December 15, 2000
Brant Houston

Fighting to Break the Barrier of Confidentiality

When children in the child welfare system die, reporters work to find out why.
December 15, 2000
Jane Hansen

Confidentiality Acts to Shield Abuse in Foster Care

At The Denver Post, reporters reveal what is happening to foster children.
December 15, 2000
Patricia Callahan

Computers Help to Transform Statistics Into Stories

A Chicago Tribune reporter unearths patterns of fatal nursing errors.
December 15, 2000
Mike Berens

Revealing What’s Happening in Schools

By using the Web, students can become frontline reporters.
December 15, 2000
John Gage

Protesters Develop Their Own Global Internet News Service

‘The IMC was an end-run around the information gatekeepers….’
December 15, 2000
John Tarleton

Press Coverage and Public Perception

In child welfare reporting, even good daily coverage can be distorting.
December 15, 2000
Nina Bernstein

Multimedia Reporting in a Never-Ending News Cycle

A Tampa reporter covers a murder trial for TV, newspaper and the Web.
December 15, 2000
Jackie Barron

Child Welfare Reporting: Things Sources Say That Almost Always Aren’t True

1. The Child Protective Services (CPS) agency administrator says: “We can’t take away children on our own. A judge must approve everything we do. Families are protected by due process.”RELATED…
December 15, 2000
Richard Wexler

Interactivity—Via E-Mail—Is Just What Journalism Needs

At The Christian Science Monitor, reporters welcome contact with readers.
December 15, 2000
Tom Regan