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Keeping a Reporter’s Eye on the Contributions

It’s easier to find the money, but does the public still want to know?
June 15, 2000

Coverage of Media Mergers

Does it provide a window into the future of journalism?
June 15, 2000

Where Are Muckraking Journalists Today?

An historian says the usual excuses for their absence aren’t valid.
June 15, 2000

Summer 2000: Journalist’s Trade Introduction

 As the century began, political reporters flocked to the front porch of the Canton, Ohio home of President William McKinley to dispatch his words to readers. Now, 100 years later,…
June 15, 2000

Uncovering Private Interests in Public Places

Scrutiny of legislators should be part of the statehouse beat.
June 15, 2000

Money and Politics on the Web

RELATED ARTICLE“Keeping a Reporter’s Eye on the Contributions”– Peter OverbyThe information revolution has brought an array of Web sites that collect, combine and otherwise buff up the campaign finance reports…
June 15, 2000

The Fun and Frenzy of Internet Political Coverage

At Salon.com, reporting is wrapped in attitude and the writing is edgier.
June 15, 2000

Multimedia Coverage of the Interactive Kind

At OnPolitics, partnerships and public engagement change the way political news is delivered and digested.
June 15, 2000

From the Political Biosphere Into Cyberspace

A Journalist’s Journey From Television to the Web
June 15, 2000

Connecting Political Coverage to Readers’ Concerns

In local reporting, entertainment is a distant second to issues that touch people’s lives.
June 15, 2000