Opinion

Fall 2005: Words & Reflections Introduction

In reflecting on the book, “A Matter of Opinion,” Ray Jenkins explains why its author, Victor S. Navasky, so strongly advocates “cutting-edge reporting, with an acknowledged point of view unrestrained…

Time and Techniques Define A ‘New New Journalism’

Conversations with writers reveal how and why their stories are being told in different ways.

When Media Create the Message

The author of ‘Mediated’ makes us ‘feel as if our very beings are enslaved by the messages as well as the messengers.’

Blending Economic Ideas With the Persuasive Power of Journalism

Galbraith ‘performed that balancing trick as well as it has been done.’

A Student’s Most Memorable Story

In tackling a tough topic—racial relations in a Montana community—a young reporter learned how much good journalism matters.

Going to War With a Camera as Artillery

With war photography, ‘similar themes emerge; even the fields and faces can start to appear to be the same.’

When What War Is About Becomes Invisible

‘If it wasn’t for people like you, people over here would not know what was really going on.’

Recommendations From the Ad Hoc Committee on the Press

RELATED ARTICLE“The Silent Takeover of American Journalism”– Gilbert CranbergIn 2002 the Ad Hoc Committee on the Press, made up of nine well-known journalists, presented newspaper company CEO’s and directors with…

Opinion’s Place in Journalism

Victor S. Navasky explains why he loathes objectivity and values ‘critical opinion.’

Freedom of the Press in Indian Country

At its creation, the Lakota Times ‘became the only independently owned Indian weekly publication in America.’