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Remembering Those Who Are Usually Forgotten

The unfortunate reality is that American journalists do not systematically or analytically cover the plight of the poor, the marginalized, the isolated, or the powerless. When we put together elaborate…
March 15, 2006

The Connective Threads of the News Media and Government

A journalist sets forth a reform proposal to alter the incentives and break apart the ‘mediaocracy.’
March 15, 2006

Community News Drives a Newspaper’s Vigorous Growth

‘We joke about how almost every day maintenance people seem to be assembling another desk.’
March 15, 2006

Exploring Connections and Tensions

The small local newspaper in Greeley, Colorado devoted considerable time and space to examining the gaps emerging in its community.
March 15, 2006

Reporting on Gaps in a Country Devoted to Harmony

In China, social and economic gaps are acknowledged, but the news media rarely probe their causes or their consequences.
March 15, 2006

Questioning Assumptions About Poverty

A North Carolina public radio station devotes extraordinary time and resources to an exploration of what it means to be poor in this time and place.
March 15, 2006

Probing the Shifting Ground of Wage and Benefit Gaps

Business reporters need to keep a careful watch on the numerous ways in which corporate executives are thriving, while promises to workers are being broken.
March 15, 2006

Investigating the Nation’s Exploding Credit Squeeze

When I started out, my film was going to be about other people’s economic woes. Soon I realized I was part of this story of how the credit industry targets…
March 15, 2006

Untangling the Achievement Gap’s Factors

‘Gaps intersected and converged like earthquake fault lines; what affected one rippled through the others.’
March 15, 2006

Numbers Don’t Tell a Story That Connects With Readers

With reports about tough economic times in hand, a journalist relies on families’ experiences to illuminate the significance of the findings.
March 15, 2006