Features

Covering Indian Country: How an Outsider Gets In

Relying on decades of experience, a journalist provides valuable reporting tips.

Attitudes and Mindsets Hinder Journalists in Their Coverage

‘… consciously or unconsciously, stories have been shaped to fit well known themes of bad, good or degraded, ancient and exotic Indians.’

Fall 2005: Introduction

As a young reporter at The Rapid City Journal, Tim Giago was seldom allowed to cover stories on the nearby Pine Ridge Indian Reservation where he was raised. As one…

Teaching Journalism, Finding a Home

A big challenge was balancing ‘my strong sense of ethical practice with a desire to avoid preaching an “American way”….’

Press Freedom in Ropczycka, Poland

An American journalist observes the opening months of a newspaper’s birth.

Connecting What Is Learned With What Is Done

At Gannett, different strategies aim at the same goal of attracting younger readers.

Lessons Worth Learning About Young Readers

Young people will read newspapers and creative minds are figuring out how to reach them.

The Washington Post Reaches Out to Young Readers

‘Put the journalism first, put the readers first, put the reporters first. And start to move.’

Solving Some Mysteries About the Habits of the Young

The keys to turning young adults into newsreaders are out there.

Are We Reaching Da Youth?

Young adults’ ‘rejection of “the news” might be a reaction to big journalism’s rejection of them.’