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The Troubles We’ve Seen

In Northern Ireland, the journalists search for explanations.
June 15, 2000

Summer 2000: Words & Reflections Introduction

If the conscientious practice of journalism is essential to democracy, as the First Amendment attests, then what, if any, contemporary forces are undermining the critical role journalists have historically played?…
June 15, 2000

Why Should the Public Trust Journalists?

A long-time journalist looks outside his practice for answers.
June 15, 2000

Can the Press Win Back the Public’s Confidence?

A First Amendment lawyer argues it must.
June 15, 2000

1955: The Seven Deadly Virtues

[This article originally appeared in the July 1955 issue of Nieman Reports.]…So revolutionary a change in the role of the American citizen was bound to have its effect on American…
December 15, 1999

1971: White Newsmen and Black Critics

[This article originally appeared in the September 1971 issue of Nieman Reports.]Can white reporters accurately report events that involve blacks and other minority groups? This question—and the related topic of…
December 15, 1999

1994: Expert Journalism

Portland (Maine) newspaper reframes the idea of objectivity to bring readers more forceful interpretive reporting.
December 15, 1999

The Roots of Our Responsibility

The American press was halfway through the century just ended before journalists began to talk seriously about press responsibility.A letter Henry Luce wrote to Robert Hutchins, President of the University…
December 15, 1999

1983: … The Crucial 1940’s

[This article originally appeared in the Spring 1983 issue of Nieman Reports.]Scottsdale, Arizona — Two dozen of those whose reporting from China in the 1940’s helped shape American attitudes and…
December 15, 1999

1979: Yes Virginia, There Is an Agnes

[This article originally appeared in the Summer 1979 issue of Nieman Reports.]…Louis M. Lyons, as Nieman Curator, continually struggled against the ban on women from the program. His correspondence with…
December 15, 1999