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1947: A Free and Responsible Press

A Review of Free Press Report

1983: … The Crucial 1940’s

[This article originally appeared in the Spring 1983 issue of Nieman Reports.]Scottsdale, Arizona — Two dozen of those whose reporting from China in the 1940’s helped shape American attitudes and…

Winter 1999 – Spring 2000: Sources Introduction

In the spring of 1999, Nieman Curator Bill Kovach opened the second Watchdog Journalism Conference by voicing concern about the possible consequences of shifting relationships among sources and journalists. He…

1994: A New Agenda for Journalism

A Call for Action to Stake Out the Role of News in the Emerging Technological World

1979: Yes Virginia, There Is an Agnes

[This article originally appeared in the Summer 1979 issue of Nieman Reports.]…Louis M. Lyons, as Nieman Curator, continually struggled against the ban on women from the program. His correspondence with…

1978: Uphill All the Way

[This article originally appeared in the Winter 1978 issue of Nieman Reports.]…Having been introduced to newspaper work on a thriving paper that received its United States and world reports by…

1971: The Xerox and the Pentagon

[This article originally appeared in the September 1971 issue of Nieman Reports.]…To the office secretary, the Xerox machine is the greatest invention since the coffee break. In an instant, carbon…
1959: The Pursuit of Journalism

1959: The Pursuit of Journalism

[This article originally appeared in the January 1959 issue of Nieman Reports.] For literature, said Max Beerbohm, he felt reverence, but for journalism merely a kind regard. A natural remark…

1947: Press Reaction to Hutchins Report

[This article originally appeared in the July 1947 issue of Nieman Reports.] How Is Press To Be Criticized? Walter Lippmann, ColumnMarch 27 — The problem is a specially important form…

Winter 1999 – Spring 2000: Journalism Introduction

What you [see] here is a collection which reflects the substance of the first 53 years of the conversation journalists have engaged in about their rights and responsibilities in the…