Journalist’s Trade

With computer-assisted reporting: Think small and big.

“The chasm between medical journalists and physicians appears mostly to be one of ignorance rather than conflicting interests or malice,” writes Terry L. Schraeder, who for 10 years worked as…

A doctor who was a medical journalist tries to understand why journalists don’t trust their sources and sources don’t trust reporters.

In eight days, journalists gain knowledge and experience that improves coverage.

A team of reporters and a photographer tackle a familiar story with a new approach.

Using computer-assisted reporting, The Plain Dealer found the fault lines.

Important stories aren’t getting told, sources are hard to reach, and what was once public is now considered secret.

A journalist assesses what went wrong in coverage of this story.

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