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A Ugandan Journalist Is Taken to Court By his Government

Mounting a Defense to a Charge of ‘Publication of False News’
June 15, 1999

An Albanian Newspaper Is Reborn

Kosovo Refugee Journalists Refuse to Let Their Reporting Be Silenced
June 15, 1999

Portraying Poverty in the Face of Newsroom Pressures

Demand More Time. Agitate for More Space. And Revisit the Subject Often.
June 15, 1999

Looking Inside the Business of Journalism

Economic Pressures Create New Challenges for Journalists
June 15, 1999

Why Identify Welfare Recipients or Quote Incorrect Grammar?

At The Mountain Eagle newspaper we do not use photographs of welfare recipients as welfare recipients. It’s hard enough to have to be one without having to face the prospect…
June 15, 1999

In the Midst of Poverty, People’s Stories are Hard to Tell

Small Staffs, Lack of Resources, and Families’ Fear of Reprisals Add to Difficulties in Coverage
June 15, 1999

An Albanian Newspaper Is Reborn

Kosovo Refugee Journalists Refuse to Let Their Reporting Be Silenced
June 15, 1999

The Price of Hope: Investigating Disparities Among Rich and Poor Schools

Photo by Diedra Laird, The Charlotte Observer.For years, parents and educators in poverty-ridden pockets of the South sensed the public schools were shortchanging their children. And they were right. Their…
March 15, 1999

Using Education Data Effectively

After two years of traveling the country working with reporters and editors on computer-assisted reporting techniques, it was clear that no story invokes more fear than the dreaded annual school…
March 15, 1999

A Newspaper’s Report Cards Offer Revealing Insights into How Well Schools are Doing

Parents stand up to speak at school board meetings, clutching a copy of the newspaper. The dog-eared newsprint is the source of research that buttresses their comments.School officials pore over…
March 15, 1999