A sociologist proposes a new way for journalists to handle the confusing task of using racial and ethnic identifications in news coverage.

‘If the people aren't demonstrating … reporters need to find them by going to their homes and businesses, asking their opinions to understand their views.’

Concerns arise about the Chinese government’s limits on news coverage of migrant protests and worker abuse.

When I was a border correspondent, I learned to move between both sides, quickly and frequently, physically and mentally, while striving for balance. I learned to maneuver in gray areas.…

Soon after the riots last year in France, I was reporting in a big gloomy housing project outside Paris known as La Dalle: The Slab. A cold wind rose off…

‘In our approach to gathering this information, we knew there was a fine line between reporting and misrepresentation.’

‘Entering immigrant America on behalf of an English-language newspaper is, by definition, a cross-cultural experience.’

“Tranquilo, que ya llegaste!” (“Stay calm, you made it.”) a bystander (right) says to Cordoba as the officers restrain him Officers try to catch Cordoba and verify that he is…

View photo gallery below »The captions on the accompanying pictures are undated. I believe that certain images, like those in this piece, have a timeless aspect to them — an…

Journalists offer well-told stories to teenagers — tailoring the content to suit their reading appetites and enticing them to perhaps find their way to news reporting.