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Probing the Shifting Ground of Wage and Benefit Gaps

Business reporters need to keep a careful watch on the numerous ways in which corporate executives are thriving, while promises to workers are being broken.

Investigating the Nation’s Exploding Credit Squeeze

When I started out, my film was going to be about other people’s economic woes. Soon I realized I was part of this story of how the credit industry targets…

Untangling the Achievement Gap’s Factors

‘Gaps intersected and converged like earthquake fault lines; what affected one rippled through the others.’

Numbers Don’t Tell a Story That Connects With Readers

With reports about tough economic times in hand, a journalist relies on families’ experiences to illuminate the significance of the findings.

Violence Attracts the News Media to a Story Not Reported Enough

Coverage of the riots in France reaffirmed the need for ongoing, in-depth reporting of poor immigrants’ circumstances and the issues they confront.

When Journalists’ Voices Are Missing

A former newspaper editor examines the impact of the lack of journalists serving on media company boards.

A Newspaper’s Redesign Signals Its Renewal

‘… newspapers have enormous strengths to rely on — and that is where we need to concentrate.’

Lessons From a Newsroom’s Digital Frontline

In Roanoke, Virginia, a midsized newspaper has had ‘the freedom to run some experiments, fail, try again, and along the way discover some meaningful success.’

Damaging Ripple Effects of Newsroom Cutbacks

‘In previous downturns, rookie reporters reinvigorated the newsroom; now, there might not be any quality, young journalists to take over.’

New Metaphors Needed for Changing Roles

‘It is time for some new language to describe the role and value of the assigning editor. Even the job title is dated and limiting.’