Opinion

Two Years Later, Justice Denied

In reporting a story about public officials' misuse of government funds, police injure an investigative journalist in a ‘particularly violent encounter.’

Summer 2007: Words & Reflections Introduction

On an April morning in 2005, WJLA-TV investigative reporter Andrea McCarren set out with a photographer to do some preliminary reporting about the activities of a Prince George’s (Md.) County…

Newspapers, Schools and Newsroom Diversity

Newspapers are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit and retain journalists of color. Right now, their annual turnover exceeds 10 percent, which is significantly higher than for their white counterparts.…

Predicting Digital Media Challenges Is Not Difficult

A newspaper journalist reflects on a book in which many problems are proclaimed, but hard thinking about solutions remains elusive.

Revisiting the Vanguard of Women Journalists

Outside the Box: A MemoirBy Lynn SherrRodale. 360 Pages. $25.95.I don’t think I’ve ever met Lynn Sherr, but our experiences in journalism—she in television for much of her career, I…

‘A Voice, a Brain, and a Notebook’

Bloggers have taken up where I.F. Stone left off, and journalists shouldn't be far behind.

Demonstrating the Craft of Writing

A book ‘grounds the reader in practical improvement by presenting 50 sharp, focused “tools.”’

A Sampling of Clark’s 50 Writing Tools

RELATED ARTICLE“Demonstrating the Craft of Writing”– Tom Ehrenfeld7.Fear not the long sentence. Take the reader on a journey of language and meaning.9.Let punctuation control pace and space. Learn the rules, but…

The War in Iraq and 9/11: Recent Investigative Books

Chandrasekaran, Rajiv, "Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq’s Green Zone" (Knopf). Cockburn, Patrick, "The Occupation: War and Resistance in Iraq" (Verso). DeYoung, Karen, "Soldier: The Life of Colin…

The War in Iraq and 9/11: Interviews with Journalist Authors

Links to in-depth interviews with journalist authors. We are grateful to the hosts and producers of these various shows for helping us create this unique online database.