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Watson Replies to Vince Crunk’s Letter to the Editor

I think he has a point. I think television and streaming video can give citizens a window into public meetings and the sausage-making of governance. But gavel-to-gavel camera work is…
March 15, 2008

Going Local: Knowing Readers Is Essential

‘… hyperlocal news sites like ours are bringing the personality of a community to the news by letting residents have a much more active role in dictating what is news.’
December 15, 2007

Confronting ‘The Health Care World of Want’

A trip to the Democratic Republic of the Congo results in a journalist’s determination to find ways to report on the devastation she now knows exists.
December 15, 2007

Why a Critical Eye Is Needed

In exploring why journalism matters, it is not enough to look at what works well; examine, too, why sometimes it fails.
December 15, 2007

Optimism in a Time of Chaos and Change

‘I have faith that new models of journalism are going to fly out of this whirlpool of change and be successful.’
December 15, 2007

Picking Up Where Newspapers Leave Off

A former investigative journalist launched an online local news Web site in Chicago.
December 15, 2007

What Readers Mean When They Say They Want Local News

‘Some journalists run toward these challenges; others react with resistance, fear and anger.’
December 15, 2007

The ‘Local-Local’ Strategy: Sense and Nonsense

‘There is broad logic behind it, but also a host of devilish details that could drag the effort down and once-vital newspapers along with it.’
December 15, 2007

Forgetting Why Reporters Choose the Work They Do

Will journalists ‘cover local news for life, with no chance of parole?’
December 15, 2007

Examining Journalistic Change in the Digital Era

A new Nieman Web site will ‘aggregate important information about best practices in preserving and advancing journalism that adheres to its fundamental principles.’
December 8, 2007