Nieman Reports
Winter 2004
Editorial Cartoons: The Impact and Issues of an Evolving Craft

Many newspapers have decided not to hire a full-time editorial cartoonist, but instead publish the readily available work of syndicated cartoonists. To explore what impact these decisions and other changing circumstances related to editorial cartoons have on journalism, Nieman Reports asked cartoonists, editorial page editors, and close observers of cartooning to write out of their experiences and share their observations about how the long-time role that cartoons have played in journalism and democracy is being affected. – Melissa Ludtke, Editor
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Words & Reflections: Can journalism survive in this era of punditry and attitude? If so, how?
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Winter 2004: Words & Reflections Introduction
By Melissa Ludtke
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Journalism Mirrors the Public Mood
By Tom Ashbrook
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Subversive Activities
By Gilbert Cranberg
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Journalism Reflects Our Culture
By Melvin Mencher
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Journalism’s Proper Bottom Line
By Bonnie M. Anderson
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Symptoms of Underlying Stress in Journalism
By John McManus
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The Inadequacy of Objectivity as a Touchstone
By Geneva Overholser
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The Next Journalism’s Objective Reporting
By Philip Meyer
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We Define Journalism By Doing It
By Melanie Sill
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Punditry Flowers in the Absence of Reporting
By Mary Claude Foster
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Infotainment Shrinks the News
By Clarence Page
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Experiencing the Meaning of Journalism
By Maria Henson
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The Messy Transition Ahead
By Dan Gillmor
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Pressures Force the Emergence of a New Journalism
By Edward Wasserman
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The Tasks in Creating a New Journalism
By Michael X. Delli Carpini
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Reversing the Trend Away From Journalism
By Ellen Hume
Words & Reflections: Books
Curator’s Corner
Nieman Notes
Masthead
- Publisher
- Bob Giles
- Editor
- Melissa Ludtke
- Assistant Editor
- Lois Fiore
- Editorial Assistant
- Sarah Hagedorn
- Design Editor
- Deborah Smiley
- Cover Story
- Cover cartoon: © Joel Pett. Reproduced by permission.