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1959: The Pursuit of Journalism

1959: The Pursuit of Journalism

[This article originally appeared in the January 1959 issue of Nieman Reports.] For literature, said Max Beerbohm, he felt reverence, but for journalism merely a kind regard. A natural remark…

1954: Handouts to the Country Editor

[This article originally appeared in the July 1954 issue of Nieman Reports.]Fiction writers have used a broad and inaccurate pen in painting the modern country editor as a grey-haired, old…

1994: The Old and Future Labor Beat

A veteran reporter complains that the press is ignoring blue collars and unions speaking for them.

1996: Feasting on the Seed Corn

Media critic says that newspaper executives cutting into news coverage are risking the future for short-term gains.

1999: The Role of Reporters’ Judgment

Here are excerpts from the Watchdog Journalism Conference, May 15, 1999, at Harvard University.

1999: Reporting Stories in Russia That No One Will Publish

Those who own and control the media want to secure political influence, not uncover political corruption.

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…

1997: What Happens When the Cameras Leave?

Rwandan refugees set up camps outside Goma. UN [United Nations] photo/John Isaac. [This article originally appeared in the Summer 1997 issue of Nieman Reports.]I gleaned a lot of utterly bizarre…

1993: Scouts Without Compasses

War in the Balkans is forcing correspondents to rewrite their guidelines.

1992: The Kept Mexican Press

Cash handouts to publishers, editors and reporters determine what newspapers print.