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Finger-Wagging at Journalists Doesn’t Illuminate the Problem

‘What we need—and this attempt doesn’t satisfy—is insight into how all of this happened.’

Connecting the Threads of Democracy and Journalism

‘Too often, the decision—based on expedience and expenditure—to publish what is popular or entertaining trumps what is necessary.’

Making Change While Retaining Our Core Mission

Curators have expanded the program through the years ‘to confront the challenges brought about by societal and technological changes that affect journalism.’

Graphic Art as Political Commentary

The arresting images (above and below) created by Zimbabwean graphic artist Chaz Maviyane-Davies are editorial comments presented as art.Stifled by racial discrimination in white minority-ruled Rhodesia, Maviyane-Davies went into exile…

The Emotional Tug of the Zimbabwean Story

‘I’ve fallen hard for the country and for its people and ache to go back. And when I am there, I feel more challenged as a reporter than I’ve felt…

Correcting the Errors of Our Ways

‘By ignoring readers’ pleas for accuracy and accountability, journalists are losing the most valuable asset: their credibility.’

Fall 2008: Introduction

On this point, editors, reporters and newspaper readers agree. In a time of cutbacks and a shrinking news hole, at a moment when print is in peril and digital is…

Investigative Reporting: Keeping It Relevant, Keeping It Local

‘Our story selection is attuned to answering the question a reader might ask: How does this affect me?’

Making Firm a Newspaper’s Focus on Investigative Reporting

‘In an age when our critics love to crow that news is an undifferentiated commodity available anywhere, investigative reporting clearly isn’t.’

Investing in Watchdog Reporting

‘… the Journal Sentinel has built a 10-person Watchdog Team with a robust Web presence called Watchdog Online.’