The Coverage of Soviet Dissidents by Western Journalists

By Murray Seeger• Opinion• March 15, 2006

KGB memos about Andrei Sakharov reveal the government’s increasing fear of him as his ideas received press attention in the West. Read more

Citizen Journalism and the BBC

By Richard Sambrook• Features• December 15, 2005

‘… when major events occur, the public can offer us as much new information as we are able to broadcast to them. From now on, news coverage is a partnership.’ Read more

It’s Tough to Find New Footholds in Journalism

By George Abraham• Opinion• June 15, 2005

‘My experience speaks to the barriers that prevent the free trade of journalistic talent.’ Read more

Darfur Fits Into a Pattern of Reporting Neglect

By Ellen Knickmeyer• International Journalism• June 15, 2005

‘Newspaper bosses are unlikely ever to return Africa staffing to what it was in the 1990’s.’ Read more

Truth and Trust: In Iraq War Coverage, They’ve Become Casualties

By Sig Christenson• Opinion• June 15, 2005

‘How to counter the drip-drip-drip of the dead and the maimed? Blame the media.’ Read more

Reporting in an Era of Heightened Concern About Anonymous Sources

By Symposium Participants• Opinion• June 15, 2005

‘If you push back, you can get results, and we need to push back more collectively.’ Read more

Getting an Up-Close View of the Military in Iraq

By Alissa J. Rubin• Books• June 15, 2005

‘For the first time it has been possible for large numbers of journalists to observe closely the behavior of U.S. troops and how it refracted among Iraqis.’ Read more

An Unseen Side of Iran

By Molly Bingham• Nieman Notes• June 15, 2005

A drug-sniffing dog, donated by the French government, is used to search a truck by Anti-Narcotics Police at Shahid Sherofat checkpoint near Esfahan, Iran, while a bus passes in the background. Approximately 15,000 cars and … Read more

‘Perilous Times’ for First Amendment Rights

By Maggie Mulvihill• Opinion• March 15, 2005

Editors must ‘send the clear signal—and offer the necessary support—to make the coverage of government secrecy a priority in their newsrooms.’ Read more

An Indefatigable Investigative Reporter

By John Herbers• Opinion• March 15, 2005

Seymour Hersh ‘still comes through as an outsider hungry for the latest scraps of news.’ Read more