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How is the rapid increase in Hispanic American population affecting communities? What are the economic, social, cultural and educational benefits and hardships brought about by this significant demographic shift? Will…

By using new technological devices to disassemble millions of computerized records, Chicago Tribune project reporter Mike Berens unearthed patterns of fatal nursing errors and transformed statistics into investigative stories. Brant…

Keeping the keys to the electronic office out of government hands.

But fortunately, publishing the news still relies on human interaction.

‘…new technology is not just a tool but is freedom itself.’

While obstacles abound, the potential Internet payoff could be huge.

In India, dot-coms create a gold rush for journalists but so far not much gold.

A national uproar leads to criticism and concerns.

It helped to topple a corrupt president, but now poverty prevents its spread.

[This article originally appeared in the Fall 1996 issue of Nieman Reports.]Violent crime rates have been falling, yet sensational crime coverage on television news has been rising. So have the…