Author In Britain, Rottweilers Attack The timing could not have been better. Several days after I was asked, as a Nieman Fellow, to write an article on the apparent lack of civility by British journalists,… September 15, 1998 Do Concessions Protect First Amendment? Freedom’s Voice: The Perilous Present and Uncertain Future of the First AmendmentRobert D. RichardsBrassey’s. 177 Pages. $23.95The New York Times knew what it was doing when it hired Yale Professor… September 15, 1998 Pioneer in Coverage of Racial Injustice The Baltimore Afro-American, 1892-1950Howard FarrarGreenwood Publishing Group 220 Pages. $59.95.Relatively little has been written about the struggle and rise to prominence of America’s most prodigious black newspapers. Now, with the… September 15, 1998 Civility as a Reporting Tool In India, workers look like ants next to the giant ships being dismantled. Photo by Perry Thorsvik, The Baltimore Sun.Years ago I confronted the president of the Baltimore City Council,… September 15, 1998 Arrogance Wins? American Journalism’s Identity Crisis Unlike other trades, crafts, or professions, the American press is constantly in your face in one form or another: in your eyes, your ears—and an increasing number of critics these… September 15, 1998 Fall 1998: Watchdog Journalism Introduction In the following pages Nieman Reports continues its call for more watchdog reporting with an article by Murrey Marder cautioning that aggressive watchdog reporting does not require arrogance, an essay… September 15, 1998 Indonesian Media Still Censoring Itself Watching events in Jakarta, I felt the straps of my journalistic straitjacket loosening. The Indonesian government has announced the end of the licensing system. But is press freedom really dawning?… September 15, 1998 ‘No Chicanos on TV’ I think that I shall never see any Chicanos on TV* September 15, 1998 White House Redfines Tiananmen Square I stood under Mao’s portrait as Clinton’s limousine pulled onto Tiananmen. I saw the 21-gun salute fired from the heart of Tiananmen. A brisk arrival ceremony was held directly to… September 15, 1998 Widening Gap Between Haves and Have-Nots New Providence Island, The Bahamas, 1982. © Barbara Norfleet, “All the Right People,” Little, Brown and Company.In recent months the daily press has perched on the edge of repentance. With… September 15, 1998 Previous 1 … 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 … 428 Next
