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Scorned Tabloid Lover Bares His Bitterness

News Is A VerbPete HamillLibrary of Contemporary Thought. 102 Pages. $8.95.In the flood of literature lamenting the demise of good journalism, this 102-page book is a small gem.I do not…
September 15, 1998

Verifying Truth in Data Deluge

It’s a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. We should not kid ourselves by thinking that other people and institutions cannot gather and distribute crucial information. They can,…
September 15, 1998

In Britain, Rottweilers Attack

The timing could not have been better. Several days after I was asked, as a Nieman Fellow, to write an article on the apparent lack of civility by British journalists,…
September 15, 1998

Civility as a Reporting Tool

In India, workers look like ants next to the giant ships being dismantled. Photo by Perry Thorsvik, The Baltimore Sun.Years ago I confronted the president of the Baltimore City Council,…
September 15, 1998

Indonesian Media Still Censoring Itself

Watching events in Jakarta, I felt the straps of my journalistic straitjacket loosening. The Indonesian government has announced the end of the licensing system. But is press freedom really dawning?…
September 15, 1998

‘No Chicanos on TV’

I think that I shall never see any Chicanos on TV*
September 15, 1998

Widening Gap Between Haves and Have-Nots

New Providence Island, The Bahamas, 1982. © Barbara Norfleet, “All the Right People,” Little, Brown and Company.In recent months the daily press has perched on the edge of repentance. With…
September 15, 1998

Shangri-La Is No Heaven

A Day with the White House Traveling Press Corps in Beijing
September 15, 1998

3. Economics

Richard Parker, the panel chair, began the discussion:Discussion Who’s Who Burnham, David—Co-director of the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC), a data-gathering organization. Kovach, Bill—Nieman Foundation Curator. Mintz, Morton—former reporter, Washington…
September 15, 1998

1. National Security

The National Security panel was chaired by Daniel Schorr, who began the discussion.Discussion Who’s Who Berkes, Howard—Correspondent based in Salt Lake City for National Public Radio. Frankel, Max—Former Executive Editor,…
September 15, 1998