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Inspecting Road Sites

LOUISVILLETo the Editor:No country in the world can match the United States for extravagant use and waste of its resources. And nothing reveals waste more than our pell-mell pursuit of…
March 15, 1998

TV Journalists Should Take Responsibility

p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Comments from two participants of the November 6, 1997, forum of…
March 15, 1998

Misappropriation of Public Resource

Most of the seasoned journalists, that is, people who began in the 80’s or were studying in the 80’s.. .feel very uncomfortable about what’s happening. And they do not speak…
March 15, 1998

Spring 1998: State & Local Governments Introduction

The second paper on watchdog journalism concerns state and local governments. As Washington has reduced its control of important functions, such as welfare, state and local governments have increased their…
March 15, 1998

Response: Narratives and Analysis

As I sit down to write this the United States is considering new military strikes against Iraq, Pope John Paul II is calling for freedom in Cuba, and the country…
March 15, 1998

Spring 1998: National Security Introduction

Secretary of Defense Richard Cheney responds to questions front the media while taking part in a press conference held by U.S. and Saudi Arabian officials during Operation Desert Storm. Official…
March 15, 1998
On National Security, Five Ways to Respond to Restraints

On National Security, Five Ways to Respond to Restraints

My first reaction to the assignment of writing about the lingering effects of Cold War self-censorship is to redefine the subject. If self-censorship means restraint, self-imposed or accepted by an…
March 15, 1998

Response: an ‘Unbridgeable Divide’

My departure point for any discussion of national security reporting is an evening in the early 1980’s, when I was a Washington correspondent for The New York Times. Several days…
March 15, 1998

He Saw Folly of Racism Through Prism of Humor

Harry S. Ashmore 1916-1998In April 1960, The New York Herald Tribune published 12 articles by Harry S. Ashmore, who had just left The Arkansas Gazette where he had served for…
March 15, 1998

Falling Into the Fault Line Chasm

He was young, but he knew it was the kind of story that could change lives and win prizes so he didn’t hesitate when his editors asked him to spend…
March 15, 1998