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Technology Builds Context

Walter Bender shared an example of how technology can enhance a person’s understanding of the content of news stories by providing context.Sara Elo, who was a student from Finland, got…

Freedom of Information Under Attack

In the name of ‘homeland security,’ the work of journalists is made harder.

Web Sites Increasingly Scoop Their Parent News Outlets for Content

The eighth annual Middleberg/Ross Media Survey shows an especially marked increase this year in Web site scooping of parent news outlets, although methodological issues in the survey may have partly…

The Watchdog Role Business Reporters Need to Play

Journalists who cover business must prepare themselves for the job.

Making the Enron Story an Engaging Visual Experience

‘If you’re going to use tomfoolery, you’d better know what you’re talking about.’

Corporations Work Hard to Prevent Reporting

When intimidation doesn’t work, other methods are used.

Experiences With Internet Journalism

Several journalists who have been involved with Internet journalism sites shared their experiences with the participants, some of whom also had ideas and questions about how publications and cyberspace might…

News in the Land of the Giants

After many years as a TV news reporter and producer, Tom Wolzien has for the past 10 years provided financial research on large publicly traded media companies to institutional investors…

Dwight Emerson Sargent: A Remembrance

Nieman Curator from 1964 to 1973, he died on April 4 at the age of 85.

Money Makes Headlines in Today’s News Coverage

‘A creeping indifference and a silent hollowing out.’