Opinion

Wanted: Diversity of Voice and Experience

The Savannah Morning News creates the Neighborhood Newsroom.
March 15, 2001
Steve Corrigan

Let Us Now Praise Good Reporting on Race

A journalism program spotlights and studies the exemplary ingredients of coverage.
March 15, 2001
Arlene Notoro Morgan

The Press Missed a Critical Post-Election Day Story in Florida

Charges of voting problems in black communities went largely uninvestigated.
March 15, 2001
DeWayne Wickham

Changing a Newsroom’s Complexion

In Savannah, a newspaper trains community members to be journalists.
March 15, 2001
Margaret Bailey

Opening Windows Gives Readers Unexpected Images

An African-American writer reflects glimpses inside his world.
March 15, 2001
Angelo B. Henderson

Race Plays a Decisive Role in News Content

“‘Network Refugees.’ Isn’t that a bit confrontational and risky?” “Not really. It isn’t meant to be. It’s meant to be a declaration of truth; where we come from, why we…
March 15, 2001
Claudia L. Pryor

You’ve Got to ‘Be Carefully Taught’

Decision-making in TV newsrooms too often involves racial criteria.
March 15, 2001
Av Westin

Why ‘Mama’s Santos’ was honored by Let’s Do It Better

“Mama is preparing to die. This is nothing new. She started to make these preparations when I was in fourth grade, 34 years ago.”With that opening, Arizona Daily Star reporter…
March 15, 2001
Arlene Notoro Morgan

Let’s Do It Better: 2000 Honorees

Newspapers:Newspaper of the Year—NewsdayFor overall excellence in covering race and ethnicity and for developing a strategy to deal with the paper’s demographic challenge. Gabriel Escobar, city editor, The Washington Post…
March 15, 2001

Harper’s Magazine: A Survivor!

An American AlbumOne Hundred and Fifty Years of Harper’s MagazineEdited by Lewis Lapham and Ellen RosenbushFranklin Square Press. 712 Pages. $50.The crowded racks on newsstands and the torrent of junk…
September 15, 2000
Robert Manning