Opinion

Changing a Newsroom’s Complexion

In Savannah, a newspaper trains community members to be journalists.

Opening Windows Gives Readers Unexpected Images

An African-American writer reflects glimpses inside his world.

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…

You’ve Got to ‘Be Carefully Taught’

Decision-making in TV newsrooms too often involves racial criteria.

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…

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…

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…

An Indictment of the Washington Press

Two journalists give thumbs down to coverage of the Clinton scandals.

Dead Men Talking

Chicago Tribune reporters highlight fault lines in the justice system.

Fall 2000: Words & Reflections Introduction

The death penalty is under the journalistic microscope. Scrutiny of prosecutions and court procedures, along with new testing of DNA evidence, is illuminating ways in which the legal system—from the…