Opinion

Fall 2006: Words & Reflections Introduction

Contending that Daniel Okrent’s book “Public Editor #1” might be “the only collection of ombudsman columns ever assembled that is a genuine page turner,” former Boston Globe ombudsman, Mark Jurkowitz,…

Journalism: Its Generational Passage

Samuel G. Freedman ‘urges young journalists to be independent thinkers in newsrooms filled with consensus and conformity.’

Doing an Unenviable Job in an Enviable Way

A former ombudsman and media critic describes what Daniel Okrent wrote as public editor and what he has to say about the job he did.

Debunking the Myth of Liberal Media Bias

A journalist and author finds an enfeebled Washington press corps, more concerned with retaining personal access than serving the public interest.

A New Approach to Reaching Young Audiences

Journalists offer well-told stories to teenagers — tailoring the content to suit their reading appetites and enticing them to perhaps find their way to news reporting.

Spring 2006: Words & Reflections Introduction

“The first accurate description we heard of the storm’s wrath was told to a Sun Herald reporter in four words: ‘Your city is gone,'” writes Stan Tiner, executive editor of…

The Connective Threads of the News Media and Government

A journalist sets forth a reform proposal to alter the incentives and break apart the ‘mediaocracy.’

Seeing Lives as They Once Were and Are Today

More family album than newspaper report, a book published by the Sun Herald in Biloxi, Mississippi documents Hurricane Katrina's life-altering force.

A Recurring Image in Art: The Newspaper

‘Though there is little shared cultural ground for these artists, newspapers have become a shared tool of storytelling across countries and eras.’

The Coverage of Soviet Dissidents by Western Journalists

KGB memos about Andrei Sakharov reveal the government’s increasing fear of him as his ideas received press attention in the West.