Journalist’s Trade

Spring 2003: Introduction

Few topics receive more media attention today than the topic of health. Yet, in the view of some journalists, many of the stories being told about health are not ones…
March 15, 2003
Melissa Ludtke

The Uninsured Story Is Seldom Fully Told

Reporters rely on experts instead of going out where the story is happening.
March 15, 2003
Susan Dentzer

Reporting on the Business of Health Care

‘… this beat is a rich, exciting and suspenseful journey.’
March 15, 2003
Madge Kaplan

Reporting Stories With Children as Victims of Priests

For journalists in Boston, ‘this crazy locomotive’ of a story has been unceasing and, at times, wrenching to cover.
March 15, 2003
Elizabeth Mehren

Shining the Globe’s Spotlight on the Catholic Church

After publishing more than 900 articles about sexual molestation by priests, The Boston Globe’s coverage isn’t over yet.
March 15, 2003
Walter V. Robinson

Documenting How INS Detainees Are Treated

Facing imminent deportation back to his native Guatemala for a criminal conviction, Ronald Zetino is visited by his young son and family. The Mira Loma jail is rare in that…
December 15, 2002
Steven Rubin

Covering the INS in South Florida

‘Without dogged media pursuit, little will change the INS culture of impunity.’
December 15, 2002
Susana Barciela

Why Reporters Should Want to Cover Immigration

It’s a big and important story. Editors don’t interfere much. And the public cares about the issues.
December 15, 2002
Patrick J. McDonnell

Challenging the Reporting Limits Imposed By the INS

For asking an ‘inappropriate’ question, a reporter’s access is curtailed.
December 15, 2002
Mark Dow

“Freedom of the Press Becomes a River Without Water”

An attorney describes the fight for access to news in a post-September 11 world.
December 15, 2002
Herschel P. Fink