“It is my judgment that Mr. Johnson wants to hold control in his own hands.”—Strout. Photo by Jack Kightlinger, courtesy of the Lyndon B. Johnson Library Collection. [This article originally…

“Television by its nature has to move on…it cannot explain or expound.”—Muggeridge. Civil rights march on Washington, D.C., 1963. Photo courtesy of the Still Picture Branch, National Archives at College…

[This article originally appeared in the October 1951 issue of Nieman Reports.]The challenge of television to the newspaper is one which newspapermen cannot take lightly, and one which you must…

[This article originally appeared in the January 1949 issue of Nieman Reports.]“I never expected to see an old hand in the newspaper business cavorting in front of a bunch of…

Consider the record of smashed cameras and the arbitrary barring of news photographers.

What are the sound limits of ‘background’ reporting?

[This article originally appeared in the April 1952 issue of Nieman Reports.]The two main ways to communicate ideas in America are by press and radio. I’ve communicated with America both…

The American press was halfway through the century just ended before journalists began to talk seriously about press responsibility.A letter Henry Luce wrote to Robert Hutchins, President of the University…

[This article originally appeared in the Winter 1991 issue of Nieman Reports.]This year the United States has been observing the 200th anniversary of the Bill of Rights. While these rights,…

A private citizen raises high the standard for justice—but pays a price.