Articles

Reporting Stories in Russia That No One Will Publish

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

A Woman at Odds With Her Times

Charlotte Curtis is portrayed as a controversial pioneer in journalism.

The Role of Reporters’ Judgment

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…

The Inestimable Value of Family Ownership

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

Punch Sulzberger’s Pentagon Papers Decision

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

How the Real Story Gets Told in Pictures

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…

Is ‘New Media’ Really New?

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

Nursing Stories Journalists Fail to Cover

A nurse raises vital questions that reporters should be asking.

Can Anybody Find News Here?

In Hyannis Port, nobody could. But ‘news’ was delivered, anyway.

The Missing Voices in Coverage of Health

Nurses’ experience and research is vital to, but absent from, these stories.