Opinion

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

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

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

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

Summer 2003: Words & Reflections Introduction

Is it possible for truth to exist in journalism? This question resides at the core of “The Press Effect: Politicians and the Stories That Shape the Political World,” a book…
June 15, 2003
Melissa Ludtke

‘Small Pieces Loosely Joined’

Part of the problem with AOL Time Warner’s failure to capitalize on the Internet might be a basic misperception of what kind of medium the Internet is. Like all the…
June 15, 2003
David DeJean

Media Companies and the Internet

We know there’s a problem, what’s the solution?
June 15, 2003
David DeJean

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