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Gilbert Cranberg

Gilbert Cranberg, former editor of The Des Moines Register’s editorial pages, is George H. Gallup Professor Emeritus at the University of Iowa.

New Sources of Funding, New Sources of Reporting

As nonprofit investigative models take shape, a journalist surveys emerging possibilities. 
March 15, 2008

The Silent Takeover of American Journalism

‘… realistic solutions to the problems newspaper editors face nowadays are elusive as best.’
September 15, 2005

Recommendations From the Ad Hoc Committee on the Press

RELATED ARTICLE“The Silent Takeover of American Journalism”– Gilbert CranbergIn 2002 the Ad Hoc Committee on the Press, made up of nine well-known journalists, presented newspaper company CEO’s and directors with…
September 15, 2005

Institutional Decision-Making As a Part of Libel Law

The excerpt that follows appears in the conclusion to the Iowa Law Review article written by Randall P. Bezanson and Gilbert Cranberg. RELATED ARTICLE“Introducing a New Concept Into Libel Law”–…
June 15, 2005

Introducing a New Concept Into Libel Law

‘We think that institutional malice will make the libel inquiry more attuned to the real world.’
June 15, 2005

Subversive Activities

I would rephrase the question to be “Can democracy survive journalism as it has come to be practiced?” After all, accurate, trustworthy information, lots of it, is the bedrock of…
December 15, 2004

While the Watchdogs Slept

Five months went by before many in the press questioned the administration’s evidence for going to war.
September 15, 2003

Working Together, Journalists Can Have a Say in Corporate Policy

It is important to redefine what constitutes a ‘journalism issue.’
September 15, 2001

In Reporting on Whitewater, an Anonymous Source Misinformed the Press

Savvy newspaper readers know to be on guard when information in stories is attributed to anonymous sources. But what if a news organization relies on an unidentified informant and withholds…
September 15, 1999