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Being There to See—With the Challenge of Being Heard

‘I learned quickly that for a black reporter to cover a civil rights story in the Deep South and live to tell about it, I had to blend in.’ 
September 15, 2011

Carl Sandburg’s Reporting Foretold the Chicago Race Riots of 1919

‘No other mainstream white journalist in America’s second largest city was writing anything close to Sandburg’s depth about its festering racial problems.’
September 13, 2011

The Smart Move Was in Reverse

A typical career trajectory for a reporter begins with local news, but sometimes there’s another road to travel first.
September 8, 2011

Reporting Pushes Past Language and Ethnic Divides

‘… Alhambra Source has revealed significant lessons about the power of journalism to build community in diverse and underserved areas.’
June 10, 2011

Health Draws a Community Together Online

‘A new mindset emerged as the site’s gates swung open to community involvement. Now, community members are part of what we do every step along the way—and we are progressing…
June 9, 2011

When Machines Decide What We ‘Think’

The Internet helps like-minded citizens find each other, but does it foster democracy? A while back Eli Pariser, board president and former executive director of the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org,…
June 8, 2011

Statement by Sonali Samarasinghe Wickrematunge

Your Highness, Mr Director-General, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of my late husband and fellow journalist, Lasantha Wickrematunge, I wish to thank you most sincerely for this great…
April 28, 2011

The Science Beat: Riding a Wave, Going Somewhere

‘While I can’t figure out who is paying a lot of these science reporters, the quantity of what they produce does not seem to have fallen off nearly as much…
December 15, 2010

Eclectic, Entertaining and Educational—The 21st Century Science Beat

‘While the science beat is old—dating back to even before Sputnik—the approach we take is new. ’
December 15, 2010

The Capriciousness of Beats

‘Sometimes the overlooked topics may be more important than the ones that dominate the headlines.’
December 13, 2010