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Are Journalists the 21st Century’s Buggy Whip Makers?

Newspapers might vanish, too, if they continue to ‘dream of past dominance while taking their product and trying to fit it into their competitor's terrain.’
December 15, 2006

Gathering Voices to Share With a Worldwide Online Audience

‘Global Voices pulls together interesting threads of conversation and reporting from the global cacophony of blogging voices.’
December 15, 2006

The War of Words

‘The acrimony of the immigration debate testifies to the power of words to divide and ought to serve as a cautionary signal to journalists …’
September 15, 2006

Watching a Community Changed by Immigration

With African Americans being displaced by Latinos, news coverage of South Central Los Angeles is inflaming tensions, not informing people.
September 15, 2006

The Dangerous Numbers Game in Immigration Coverage

A radio journalist talks about the effects of lazy reporting, ‘opinion journalism,’ and some inherent difficulties in accurately telling this complicated story.
September 15, 2006

Observing the Exodus of Immigrants

‘What happens when a constantly replenishing immigrant group slows down dramatically or simply stops coming?’
September 15, 2006

Dutch Journalists Alter Their Coverage of Migrants

In the wake of a politician’s murder and the rise of populist politicians, journalists start to report routinely on societal issues related to migrant groups.
September 15, 2006

Immigration to El Norte: Eight Stories of Hope and Peril

An Essay in Words and Photographs
September 15, 2006

Dictatorship and Democracy Require Different Kinds of Courage

‘Officials begged the magazine not to pursue the story and then they enticed us with rewards. All efforts to derail our reporting failed.’
June 15, 2006

Heroes in the Tough Transition to Digital News

A long-time newspaper journalist assesses the courage required if essential values are to be retained.
June 15, 2006