Photo by Diedra Laird, The Charlotte Observer. For years, parents and educators in poverty-ridden pockets of the South sensed the public schools were shortchanging their children. And they were right. Their schools face … Read more
Pages from Gene Graham’s Nieman year sketchbook. Confession: I actually went to journalism school. And now I teach in one. But I’ve also spent plenty of time in newsrooms, a dual perspective critical … Read more
I don’t particularly like thinking about what I might do after I earn my master’s degree in journalism. J-school, for all the work and worry, is more fun than any job I’ve ever had. It feels like a great indulgence. Read more
A newsroom for journalism students. Photo courtesy Medill School of Journalism. Most of us know the frustration of desire outpacing ability. But what about coping with the reverse? What happens if you decide … Read more
Preferred Lies and Other Tales: Skimming the Cream of a Life in Sports Jack Whitaker Simon and Schuster. 272 Pages. $24.There is a movie scene that haunts just about every serious … Read more
Salant, CBS, and The Battle for the Soul of American Journalism: The Memoirs of Richard S. Salant Compiled and Edited by Susan and Bill Buzenberg Eastview Press. 331 Pages. $27.Dick Salant, … Read more