Features 1986: Standards and Principles The market for mediocrity has diminished the incentive for excellence. December 15, 1999 Ted Koppel 1983: Press Performance: Enough Is Too Little Encouraging words on a new and healthyphenomenon—the press is taking a hard look inward and examining itself. December 15, 1999 Eugene C. Patterson 1989: Has Money Corrupted Washington Journalism? Money, money, money makes the world go ’round—but what does it do to journalists? December 15, 1999 James S. Doyle 1986: The Us-First Syndrome [This article originally appeared in the Summer 1986 issue of Nieman Reports.]For whom do reporters write? For the readers?Well, yes and no.After two years inside a daily newspaper, I have… December 15, 1999 Sam Zagoria 1999: Using Education Data to Build a Story’s Foundation Parents assist children in a fourth grade math class. Photo by Bill Batson, The Omaha World-Herald.[This article originally appeared in the Spring 1999 issue of Nieman Reports.]For at least a… December 15, 1999 Carol Napolitano 1950: The Captive Press How a Senator Can Monopolize the Loudspeaker December 15, 1999 Douglass Cater 1966: Custodians of the City [This article originally appeared in the March 1966 issue of Nieman Reports.]I was in Greenville when the age of electronic journalism first came creeping in, and I have always thought… December 15, 1999 Harry S. Ashmore 1979: Covering the Women’s Movement The head of the Venezuelan delegation to the 1975 International Women’s Year Conference in Mexico City receives a message from a colleague. Photo courtesy of The Associated Press. [This article… December 15, 1999 Peggy Simpson 1964: Calvin Coolidge and the Press President Calvin Coolidge in cowboy outfit with press photographers. Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress. [This article originally appeared in the September 1964 issue of Nieman Reports.]The press conference… December 15, 1999 Louis M. Lyons 1959: Birthday Address To the National Press Club [This article originally appeared in the October 1959 issue of Nieman Reports.]I do not think that I need to tell you that standing on this famous platform I feel awkward… December 15, 1999 Walter Lippmann Previous 1 … 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Next