Nieman Reports
Summer 1999
War Crimes, Human Rights and Press Freedom: The Journalist's Job

Ethnic conflict in the Balkans provides examples of crimes of war and abuses of human rights that journalists are being increasingly called upon to cover. Our focus then turns to examining the plight of journalists and media institutions covering the war in Yugoslavia. Journalists then address the topic of press freedom and media responsibility.
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Reforming Welfare, Reporting on Poverty: The Challenges of Reporting This Story in Various Communities and Other Countries
Words & Reflections: 'The Monica Thing' and Other Observations About Journalism
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Summer 1999: Words & Reflections Introduction
By Melissa Ludtke
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Searching for Facts in a Sea of Speculation
By Richard Harwood
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‘The Monica Thing’
By John F. Stacks
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Blurring the Lines Hurts Journalism
By Jim Lehrer
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The Strange Questions Journalists Ask
By Richard L. Fox
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Why I Asked Jesse Jackson About the Media
By Adam-Paul Smolak
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‘The Republic of Entertainment’
By Josh Getlin
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Max Frankel’s Life and Times
By Jack Nelson
Nieman Notes
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- Publisher
- Bill Kovach
- Editor
- Melissa Ludtke
- Assistant Editor
- Lois Fiore
- Editorial Assistant
- Adam Reilly
- Design Editor
- Deborah Smiley
- Business Manager
- Gina Camara
- Cover Story
- Reprinted courtesy of W.W. Norton & Company, “Crimes of War: What the Public Should Know,” Edited by Roy Gutman and David Rieff (pp. 104-105), Copyright 1999 by Crimes of War Project. Photo by Ron Haviv, Saba Press Photo