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Deciding to Testify About Rwanda

‘As a journalist, I might argue against testifying but, as a human being, I could not.’
March 15, 2003

The Unseen Gulf War

A photographer portrays human suffering in war.
March 15, 2003

In the 1980’s, a Chicago Newspaper Investigated Cardinal Cody

‘We’re going to have to do as careful and as in-depth reporting as anyone’s ever done, because this is dynamite.’
March 15, 2003

Reporting the Catholic Church’s Scandal in Ireland

Hindered by its secrecy culture, Irish journalists were helped by dogged reporting from Britain.
March 15, 2003

Explaining Why 24,000 People Died Yesterday

The Boston Globe looks worldwide at the result of scant health care.
March 15, 2003

The Neglected Vatican Beat

‘… most reporters are constrained to do less than full-time work on a beat that demands more than full-time competence.’
March 15, 2003

Is the U.S. Government Making Children Fat?

By asking different questions, a journalist connects farm policies to childhood obesity.
March 15, 2003

Secrecy Remained in Place With the Church’s Finances

Journalists were not able to secure the financial documents they needed to back up their reporting from informed sources.
March 15, 2003

Spring 2003: Introduction

The December election of South Korea’s new president, Roh Moo-hyun, writes In-Yong Rhee, a news commentator for Seoul’s Munwha Broadcasting Corporation and current Nieman Fellow, was a “victory of the…
March 15, 2003

Spring 2003: Words & Reflections Introduction

Journalists Testifying at War Crimes TribunalsShould journalists who cover war be required to testify before tribunals in which cases involving those accused of war crimes are heard? A December 2002…
March 15, 2003