Features

1961: Are We the Best Informed Nation?

[This article originally appeared in the July 1961 issue of Nieman Reports.]“Communications specialists” and working newspapermen sometimes glibly assert without a shred of proof that the American people are the…
December 15, 1999
James W. Markham

Winter 1999 – Spring 2000: Race Introduction

From early in the magazine’s history, America’s dilemma—race relations and, in this case, how journalists report stories involving race—has been dissected and debated. Regarded initially in Nieman Reports from the…
December 15, 1999
Melissa Ludtke

The ‘Welfare Queen’ Experiment

How Viewers React to Images of African-American Mothers on Welfare
June 15, 1999
Franklin D. Gilliam Jr.

Summer 1999: Introduction

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

The Evolving Coverage of Welfare Reform

Themes of Dependency Give Way to Complexities of Life Among the Working Poor
June 15, 1999
Lynda McDonnell

Asian-Americans and Welfare Reform

The Mainstream Press Perpetuates Images but Fails to Report on Real Experiences
June 15, 1999
William Wong

Welfare Reform and Latinos = Immigration and Cultural Politics

The Story Is About More Than Moving From Welfare to Work
June 15, 1999
Joe Rodriguez

Constructing the Welfare Story Brick By Brick

Write Up; Write Down; Write Fast; Write Slow
June 15, 1999
Bill Kovach

European Reporters’ Views of America’s Welfare Reform

Media Coverage Shifts From Looking Abroad to Looking Next Door
June 15, 1999
Martin Gehlen

Portraying Poverty in the Face of Newsroom Pressures

Demand More Time. Agitate for More Space. And Revisit the Subject Often.
June 15, 1999
Martha Shirk