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Why I Asked Jesse Jackson About the Media

Rev. Jesse Jackson at Union College.RELATED ARTICLE“The Strange Questions Journalists Ask”– Richard L. FoxI am a political animal, so the presence of Jesse Jackson on my campus held out the…

In Yugoslavia, the Consequences of Not Reporting the Truth

Journalists’ Failure to Report Honestly Empowers Tyrants

Welfare Reform and Latinos = Immigration and Cultural Politics

The Story Is About More Than Moving From Welfare to Work

Blurring the Lines Hurts Journalism

My message has to do with journalism. It has to do with why, according to the polls, we are now down there with the lawyers, the Congress and the child…

‘The Monica Thing’

How would Scotty Reston and his generation of Washington reporters have handled the story? His biographer looks for answers.

Constructing the Welfare Story Brick By Brick

Write Up; Write Down; Write Fast; Write Slow

Searching for Facts in a Sea of Speculation

Two journalists sift through the evidence of scandal coverage.

Immigrants Ignite a Media Maelstrom in Greece

By Linking Foreigners With Crime, Broadcast Media Tried to Grow Their Ratings. But at What Cost?

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The separation of business and news is only about 100 years old. In 1800 the most common name for an American newspaper was The Advertiser. Take that literally. Not advertising…

The Transformation of Network News

How Profitability Has Moved Networks Out of Hard News