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Consider the record of smashed cameras and the arbitrary barring of news photographers.

What are the sound limits of ‘background’ reporting?

[This article originally appeared in the April 1952 issue of Nieman Reports.]The two main ways to communicate ideas in America are by press and radio. I’ve communicated with America both…

The American press was halfway through the century just ended before journalists began to talk seriously about press responsibility.A letter Henry Luce wrote to Robert Hutchins, President of the University…

[This article originally appeared in the Winter 1991 issue of Nieman Reports.]This year the United States has been observing the 200th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. While these rights,…

A private citizen raises high the standard for justice—but pays a price.

[This article originally appeared in the Fall 1996 issue of Nieman Reports.]Violent crime rates have been falling, yet sensational crime coverage on television news has been rising. So have the…

A Review of Free Press Report

[This article originally appeared in the Spring 1983 issue of Nieman Reports.]Scottsdale, Arizona — Two dozen of those whose reporting from China in the 1940’s helped shape American attitudes and…

In the spring of 1999, Nieman Curator Bill Kovach opened the second Watchdog Journalism Conference by voicing concern about the possible consequences of shifting relationships among sources and journalists. He…