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A Scholar Examines the Convergence of Race and Welfare in the Media.

What happens when reporters are shut out by sources whom they believe are necessary to report a story? Several journalists at the Watchdog conference argued that reporters often do their…

Those who own and control the media want to secure political influence, not to uncover political corruption.

Charlotte Curtis is portrayed as a controversial pioneer in journalism.

A question from the audience elicited discussion about whether there can ever be truly “independent sources.” The whole notion of independent sources, this questioner posed to the journalists, “is an…

As corporate newspaper ownership increases, independent decision-making is lost.

Excerpt from “The Trust: The Private and Powerful Family Behind The New York Times,” by Susan E. Tifft and Alex S. Jones, published by Little, Brown and Company, 1999

For five and a half years, Pete Souza was the official White House photographer during the Reagan Administration. His intimate access to the President provided him with an ability to…

For news agency reporters, technology changes but not how the job is done.

A nurse raises vital questions that reporters should be asking.