Opinion

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.

Delivering the News in Two Languages

What’s happening in several regions of Spain with bilingual journalism offers American editors and publishers a valuable ‘case study and a cautionary tale. …’

An Open Letter From Knight Ridder Alumni

What follows is a letter signed by 92 journalists who have worked for Knight Ridder newspapers. It was distributed to news media outlets in November 2005. RELATED ARTICLE“When Journalists’ Voices Are…

Courtroom Testimony Offers an Excellent Road Map for Reporters

‘… the usual “he said, she said” quotes I read in press accounts have little or nothing to do with the actual issues raised by the Pennsylvania case.’

Science and Journalism Fail to Connect

‘How can we expect Americans to know anything beyond what they happen to remember from science class? Journalists certainly don’t tell them.’

Bringing Iraqi Voices Into the Conversation About Their Country

A Washington Post correspondent’s book ‘is not a policy screed or a compilation of talking heads and experts.’

Iraq’s Emerging Press

Providing the public with ‘accurate, complete and fair information was, and remains for most, an unknown concept.’

Winter 2005: Words & Reflections Introduction 1

“Night Draws Near: Iraq’s People in the Shadow of America’s War,” a book written by Washington Post correspondent Anthony Shadid, who won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for his reporting from…