Articles

Summer 1999: The Journalist’s Job Introduction

Ethnic conflict in the Balkans provides examples of crimes of war and abuses of human rights that journalists are being increasingly called upon to cover. Our focus then turns to…

Summer 1999: Words & Reflections Introduction

In this issue, reviews of books will mingle with reflections from authors, journalists and other observers about ways in which members of the media report on events of our time.There…

The Evolving Coverage of Welfare Reform

Themes of Dependency Give Way to Complexities of Life Among the Working Poor

Using the Camera to Peer Inside

When I went to Cuba in January 1998 to photograph Pope John Paul II’s historic visit, I was seeing a familiar subject—I’d been there with my camera for his visits…

Finding Stories of Common Concerns

Connecting foreign reporting to domestic audiences

Max Frankel’s Life and Times

From his refugee roots, Frankel rises to the top and now reports on his journey.

A Serbian Journalist Ponders What Has Been Lost

‘What,’ he asks, ‘does courage mean in the face of repression?’

‘The Republic of Entertainment’

Is news reporting moving into this territory?

The Journalist as a Witness to War Crimes

A New Book Helps Reporters Define What They See

Confronting the Abuses of Human Rights

In the Post-Cold War Era, Ethnic Conflicts Result in War Crimes