Nieman Reports

Fall 2003

Journalism and Black America: Then and Now

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Black and white journalists, at times working as colleagues, at other times separately, have produced the first draft of our nation’s difficult history of race relations. In this issue of Nieman Reports, journalists examine reporting at the intersection of black and white America and look at the racial conditions, climate and conversations in newsrooms. – Melissa Ludtke, Editor

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Journalism and Black America: Then and Now

Fall 2003: Introduction

By Melissa Ludtke• Features• September 15, 2003

Black and white journalists, at times working as colleagues, at other times separately, have produced the first draft of our nation’s difficult history of race relations. In this issue of Nieman Reports, journalists examine reporting at the intersection of black and white America and look at the racial conditions, climate and conversations in newsrooms. – Melissa Ludtke, Editor Read more

Documenting the Orangeburg Massacre

By Jack Bass• Books• September 15, 2003

At 10:33 p.m. on the night of February 8, 1968, eight to 10 seconds of police gunfire left three young black men dying and 27 wounded on the campus of South Carolina State College in Orangeburg. Exactly 33 years … Read more

Twelve Questions On Race

By Phil Latham• Diversity• September 15, 2003

If you were asked to grade race relations in Marshall, what grade, from 1 to 100, would you give? How might we improve our score? For the most part, predominantly white churches sat out of the civil rights movement. Black … Read more

Journalist’s Trade: Weblogs and Journalism

Words and Reflections

Curator’s Corner

Nieman Notes

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Publisher
Bob Giles
Editor
Melissa Ludtke
Assistant Editor
Lois Fiore
Editorial Assistant
Elizabeth Son
Design Editor
Deborah Smiley
Cover Story
Malcolm X, 1968. Photo by © Gordon Parks.

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