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1. National Security

The National Security panel was chaired by Daniel Schorr, who began the discussion.Discussion Who’s Who Berkes, Howard—Correspondent based in Salt Lake City for National Public Radio. Frankel, Max—Former Executive Editor,…
September 15, 1998

Carole Kneeland—Model of Excellence

Carole Kneeland was a seasoned reporter when she arrived as news director at KVUE-TV in Austin nine years ago. But she didn’t have a day’s worth of newsroom management experience.…
June 15, 1998

Who Knows Better—Critics or the People?

America’s Most Wanted, 1994. Oil and acrylic on canvas. 24 x 32. By permission of Farrar, Straus and Giroux.“Painting By Numbers” is a book about art and freedom, authority and…
June 15, 1998

How to Keep the Watchdogs Watching

First Nieman Conference on Aggressive Reporting Produces Scores of Ideas, Some Conflicting
June 15, 1998

Summer 1998: Watchdog Journalism Introduction

Here is a report on the first Nieman conference on watchdog journalism, which was held on May 2, 1998, at Harvard University. The Spring 1998 edition of Nieman Reports laid…
June 15, 1998

Response: Check on Creative Accounting

Americans are the most generous people in the world, donating more to charity each year than the gross national products of many countries—some $120 billion, all told. As George Rodrigue…
March 15, 1998

Response: Avoid Close Relations

The local head of a nationally recognized charity earns nearly $200,000 a year, travels the globe at the nonprofit’s expense and receives a new car of the model of his…
March 15, 1998

Response: It’s Easier to Be Passive

When I was teaching journalism—communication, as most educators prefer nowadays—the authors of a widely used introductory textbook insisted that part of the media’s mission is the "transference of culture." Meaning,…
March 15, 1998

Response: Document Activities

When newspapers start believing what they are told, there is no surer way to cheat a reader. Good reporters never take a politician’s word, but verify claims instead. Reporters know…
March 15, 1998

The ACLU and the Tobacco Companies

The American Civil Liberties Union has defended the Bill of Rights since its founding in 1920. This proud record does not necessarily mean that the ACLU welcomes an exercise of…
March 15, 1998