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Philip Meyer

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Philip Meyer, a 1967 Nieman Fellow, is professor emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of a self-published memoir, "Paper Route: Finding My Way to Precision Journalism."

How to Reach Wall Street With a Different Message

Two books hint at how and why this can and should be done.
June 15, 2002

The Absence of Memory Hurts Journalism

Short-term investors stifle investment in long-term and necessary research.
June 15, 2001

Can Journalism Be Fair?

‘If truth is whatever works for you, there is no need for journalism.’
September 15, 2000

1968: A Newspaper’s Role Between the Riots

[This article originally appeared in the June 1968 issue of Nieman Reports.]When the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders blamed white racism for the destructive environment of the ghettos, most…
December 15, 1999