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Summer 2000: Watchdog Conference Introduction

It’s the tendency to focus on the celebrity, the character, not serious character but personality traits of political figures that trivializes the political process. So the focus of this discussion…
June 15, 2000
Bill Kovach

‘Journalism and Democracy Are Names for the Same Thing.’

A book raises journalists from their self-interested complacency.
June 15, 2000
James W. Carey

Against the Commercial Impulse

An author argues for journalism being a vital force in democracy.
June 15, 2000
Jeffrey Scheuer

Keeping a Reporter’s Eye on the Contributions

It’s easier to find the money, but does the public still want to know?
June 15, 2000
Peter Overby

Coverage of Media Mergers

Does it provide a window into the future of journalism?
June 15, 2000
Norman Solomon

Where Are Muckraking Journalists Today?

An historian says the usual excuses for their absence aren’t valid.
June 15, 2000
Jessica Dorman

Summer 2000: Journalist’s Trade Introduction

 As the century began, political reporters flocked to the front porch of the Canton, Ohio home of President William McKinley to dispatch his words to readers. Now, 100 years later,…
June 15, 2000
Melissa Ludtke

Uncovering Private Interests in Public Places

Scrutiny of legislators should be part of the statehouse beat.
June 15, 2000
Diane Renzulli

Money and Politics on the Web

RELATED ARTICLE“Keeping a Reporter’s Eye on the Contributions”– Peter OverbyThe information revolution has brought an array of Web sites that collect, combine and otherwise buff up the campaign finance reports…
June 15, 2000

The Fun and Frenzy of Internet Political Coverage

At Salon.com, reporting is wrapped in attitude and the writing is edgier.
June 15, 2000
Jake Tapper