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Melissa Ludtke

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Melissa Ludtke was editor of Nieman Reports from 1998 to 2011.

Fall 1999: International Journalism Introduction

Powerful owners, government officials and politicians work hard to control what journalists write and say. With elections ahead, the press faces critical tests of its independence. How Journalists Use Sources…
September 15, 1999

Fall 1999: Words & Reflections Introduction

“What difference does it make that a family newspaper stays in the family?” This is the question posed by Alex S. Jones, author (along with Susan E. Tifft) of the…
September 15, 1999

Fall 1999: Journalist’s Trade Introduction

“Today it is difficult to pick up a sports section or watch a sporting event on TV without finding some athlete’s privacy being invaded.” This observation rests at the center…
September 15, 1999

Summer 1999: Introduction

Reforming Welfare, Reporting on Poverty: The Challenges of Reporting This Story in Various Communities and Other Countries
June 15, 1999

Summer 1999: The Journalist’s Job Introduction

Ethnic conflict in the Balkans provides examples of crimes of war and abuses of human rights that journalists are being increasingly called upon to cover. Our focus then turns to…
June 15, 1999

Summer 1999: Words & Reflections Introduction

In this issue, reviews of books will mingle with reflections from authors, journalists and other observers about ways in which members of the media report on events of our time.There…
June 15, 1999

Spring 1999: The Education Beat Introduction

In education, it’s the era of accountability. Teachers are tested to measure their ability to instruct. Students take standardized tests to find out what they have learned and where they…
March 15, 1999

Spring 1999: Introduction

In asking young journalists to write about their experiences, what we wanted to provide was a forum in which they could express their views, concerns and ideas about the way…
March 15, 1999

Spring 1999: Books Introduction

As foreign reporting struggles to find its foothold in the news that Americans watch, listen to and read, reporters write books about human tragedies they observe. They hope someone will…
March 15, 1999

Spring 1999: International Journalism Introduction

From Hong Kong—A report on the press after China’s returnFrom the United States—Reports on technological tools to help journalists track international stories from their office computersPeter Stein, Managing Editor of…
March 15, 1999