Author Girls and Juvenile Violence Stories Rarely Told December 15, 1998 Voicing the Community’s Horror Worked Well in Jonesboro, Arkansas Tristan McGowan, an injured seventh grader from the Westside Middle School, is pushed from the hospital by his grandfather, Bill McGowaned, after being released from the St. Bernard’s Regional Medical… December 15, 1998 The Freedom Forum’s Critique of The Sun’s Reporting on the Westside Shootings Here are excerpts form the Freedom Forum critique. The Sun covered the story unblinkingly, in the best journalistic sense of that word. It’s coverage not only was thorough and fair… December 15, 1998 When Juveniles Are Locked Up A Reporter Uncovers Abuse in a System Few People Know Exists December 15, 1998 Context, Contacts and Accuracy Were Key in Paducah, Kentucky This photo of Michael Carneal was taken during an early court appearance. Photo courtesy of The Paducah Sun.No one had a hint of—and to this day even he cannot describe—… December 15, 1998 Restraint and Empathy Defined Reporting in Pearl, Mississippi Pearl High School students pay homage to their fallen classmates during a candlelight memorial service held at Paul Truitt Memorial Baptist Church. Photo by Vickie King/The Clarion-Ledger.Reports of shootings at… December 15, 1998 Making Sense Out of a Tragedy Don’t Report What You Don’t Know December 15, 1998 Public Pressure for a Responsible Press The dizzying whirl of spin and counterspin which marked the months of coverage of President Clinton’s sex life has now come to an end. It’s time to ask what we’ve… December 15, 1998 Measuring the Effects of Changing the Way Violence Is Reported Reporting on crime and violence has been a staple in the newspaper diet since before the pennycress. In that time, one by-product of this coverage has remained consistent: readers have… December 15, 1998 The Violence Reporting Project: In 1995, Jane Ellen Stevens, a science writer, embarked on a collaborative project with Dr. Lori Dorfman, Director of the Berkeley Media Studies Group, a public health research organization, and… December 15, 1998 Previous 1 … 411 412 413 414 415 416 417 … 427 Next
