Journalist’s Trade

Covering the Recall for a Spanish-Speaking Audience

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

Campaign Coverage Without the Candidates

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

Celebrity Transforms Political Coverage

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

The Anger Journalists Never Fully Understood

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

Winter 2003: Journalist’s Trade Introduction

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…

A Weblog Sharpens Journalism Students’ Skills

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

Blogging Connects a Columnist to New Story Ideas

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

An Editor Acts to Limit a Staffer’s Weblog

‘This is not an issue of freedom of speech.’

Excerpts From the DMN Daily Weblog

Since The Dallas Morning News’s editorial board Weblog began on July 20, editorial writers have been sharing their views and, in some cases, arguing amongst themselves for the wired world…

Readers Glimpse an Editorial Board’s Thinking

Creating a Weblog offers ‘a way for us to demystify what we do and how we do it.’