Opinion

‘Watchdog journalism begins with a state of mind: accepting responsibility as a surrogate for the public.’

‘Why, he wanted to know, do human beings fight wars?’

In this era of bottom-line journalism, the authors document how quality in news reporting can triumph.

‘Our democracy is in crisis from the loss of independent voices serving as its watchdog.’

In “Breach of Faith,” the second of two volumes edited by journalists Gene Roberts and Thomas Kunkel, the authors continue their in-depth examination of the consequences of concentrated ownership on…

“They are pictures from the heart, of devastated buildings and of devastated people. They are images of us—the living—trying to mourn our invisible dead.”These words—part of a reflection on the…

Photographers help ‘in the collective and somber effort of rebuilding.’

The Last EditorHow I Saved The New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times from Dullness and ComplacencyJim BellowsAndrews McMeel Publishing. 349 Pages. $28.95.All the talk these…

American media transport too many people to nowhere.

A journalist explains why its horrific images should be treated as news.