Journalist’s Trade

The first time I communicated in French and actually understood the response, I was elated. Those foreign syllables really did mean something, and as my misunderstandings and mispronunciations decreased, my…

The Committee of Concerned Journalists suggests campaign coverage strategies based on the advice of veteran political journalists.

‘Newspapers miss a major element of campaign coverage if they give short shrift to campaign money.’

The political editor of La Opinión found herself being interviewed by a lot of other reporters.

A Sacramento Bee reporter and photographer discover the anger of California’s voters.

The Schwarzenegger campaign capitalized ‘on his celebrity to make ordinary journalism so marginally relevant to the outcome ….’

We must figure out ‘how to reach growing numbers of disillusioned citizens without pandering to them or jettisoning our core values.’

With its unusual purpose and Hollywood celebrity, California’s autumn recall election became an archetypal mix of entertainment and news reporting. Lessons from its reporters shed light on some of the…

‘Students—the writers and editors—publish a respectable, if not professional, product every day on the World Wide Web.’

‘… I have always suspected that many of my readers know more than I do.’