Opinion

A Documentary Examines Cable News War Coverage

Was objectivity a casualty?
December 15, 2003
Margie Reedy

Reporting in Southern Africa

A prominent white journalist revisits his reporting during apartheid and reflects on the news media’s work today.
September 15, 2003
Wilson Wanene

Contemplating the Relevancy of Age and Race

‘My youth and race have been assets to my journalism during my budding career.’
September 15, 2003
Errin Haines

Reflecting on a Different Era in Political Journalism

Scotty Reston ‘and his peers felt comfortable making those choices based on their sense of what was best for the nation.’
September 15, 2003
Alex S. Jones

Journalism’s ‘Normal Accidents’

By exploring theories about how organizations fail, a journalist understands better what is happening in newsrooms and why.
September 15, 2003
William F. Woo

The Siegal Committee Report

Examining suggested changes through the lens of normal accident theory.
September 15, 2003
William F. Woo

Asking Questions So a Community Thinks About Race

The Marshall News Messenger played a central role in creating a new dialogue.
September 15, 2003
Phil Latham

Lacking a Worthy Story, a Columnist Retreats From Writing About Race

‘Race is a subject that needs lowered voices, or even some benign neglect.’
September 15, 2003
Jack E. White

Fall 2003: Words & Reflections Introduction

Accidents happen in newsrooms, and some even can be expected to happen, according to William F. Woo, a former editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch who teaches journalism at Stanford…
September 15, 2003
Melissa Ludtke

While the Watchdogs Slept

Five months went by before many in the press questioned the administration’s evidence for going to war.
September 15, 2003
Gilbert Cranberg