Opinion

Challenging the Charge of Liberal Bias in the Media

An editor’s response: Understand our biases, act as journalists, be a watchdog of the powerful.
June 15, 2003
Michael Riley

What Stands Between the Press and the Truth?

When it comes to coverage involving politics, the answer seems to be a lot.
June 15, 2003
Seth Effron

Forty Years of Reporting the Nation’s News

Bob Schieffer reflects on stories he’s covered and the way journalism has changed.
June 15, 2003
Bill Wheatley

A Reporter Decides to Testify, Then Decides Against It

Students ask him, ‘Is a journalist not a human being?’
March 15, 2003
Bill Berkeley

The Roles Journalists Played During the Balkan War

‘… this book is a welcomed reminder of how journalism can be a noble calling, but also a foul profession.’
March 15, 2003
Senad Pecanin

Deciding to Testify About Rwanda

‘As a journalist, I might argue against testifying but, as a human being, I could not.’
March 15, 2003
Lindsey Hilsum

The Unseen Gulf War

A photographer portrays human suffering in war.
March 15, 2003
Peter Turnley

Spring 2003: Words & Reflections Introduction

Journalists Testifying at War Crimes TribunalsShould journalists who cover war be required to testify before tribunals in which cases involving those accused of war crimes are heard? A December 2002…
March 15, 2003
Melissa Ludtke

Consequences Occur When Reporters Testify

A reporter urges journalists to be better watchdogs of the war crimes tribunal process.
March 15, 2003
Roy Gutman

Roy Gutman’s Witness Statement

What follows are excerpts from a witness statement that Roy Gutman, diplomatic correspondent for Newsweek, filed in the motion on behalf of Jonathan Randal to set aside his confidential subpoena…
March 15, 2003