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1996: A Grueling Standard to Live By

[This article originally appeared in the Fall 1996 issue of Nieman Reports.]Violent crime rates have been falling, yet sensational crime coverage on television news has been rising. So have the…

Winter 1999 – Spring 2000: Sources Introduction

In the spring of 1999, Nieman Curator Bill Kovach opened the second Watchdog Journalism Conference by voicing concern about the possible consequences of shifting relationships among sources and journalists. He…

1994: A New Agenda for Journalism

A Call for Action to Stake Out the Role of News in the Emerging Technological World

Winter 1999 – Spring 2000: Journalism Introduction

What you [see] here is a collection which reflects the substance of the first 53 years of the conversation journalists have engaged in about their rights and responsibilities in the…

1960: Newspapermen and Lawyers

[This article originally appeared in the July 1960 issue of Nieman Reports.]I propose to speak tonight on a moderately pretentious topic, the public responsibilities of newspapermen and lawyers.…As my concern…

1998: This Is Watchdog Journalism

[This article originally appeared in the Summer 1998 issue of Nieman Reports.][T]here is far too little public understanding in the United States about the role of the press in the…

1990: The Impact of Public Opinion Polls

Do they shape or measure opinions?

1992: Popular Music

Political and social realities can be discovered in serious criticism of the medium.

1991: Operation Washington Shield

Administration’s manipulation of news embraced diplomacy and politics, as well as the battlefield.

1996: Needed: Long-Haul Commitment

Photo by Keith Greene, News & Observer, courtesy of The News & Observer.[This article originally appeared in the Winter 1996 issue of Nieman Reports.]The best environmental story I ever worked…