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When Belief Overrides the Ethics of Journalism

‘There was no wall between the beat and reporter. He was on a mission to promote religion with all the fervor and zeal of his own born-again faith.’
June 11, 2009

They Blog, I Blog, We All Blog

An Australian blogger interviews dissident bloggers worldwide, and in his book he explains why what they do matters and who is trying to stop them.
June 11, 2009

Seven Visas = Continuity of Reporting From Iran

‘The Iranian government sometimes appears to favor U.S. reporters with little knowledge of the country who might be more amenable to spin, although that has not happened in my case.’
June 9, 2009

Film in Iran: The Magazine and the Movies

‘… there are two arenas—cinema and soccer—that while not completely impervious to the political torrents have a greater margin of immunity.’
June 2, 2009

The Web: Fertile Ground for Investigative Projects

‘Digital journalism could not be the sole domain of breaking news and blogging, and it had to be more than the repository of electronic reprints.’
March 24, 2009

Reliable News: Errors Aren’t Part of the Equation

In the transition to digital journalism, accuracy—as an indicator of quality—must maintain its place at the top of the list of essential ingredients.
March 23, 2009

‘Plunder’ Explores What Happens When an Important Story Is Poorly Told

‘In retrospect, editors and reporters should have looked more carefully and consistently at the consequences of deregulation on Wall Street and Main Street.’
March 23, 2009

Investigating What Harms People—As an Independent Reporter

A Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter writes about ‘hurdles to obtain meager funding or to overcome editors’ reluctance to support the stories’—and offers suggestions.
March 20, 2009

Blogs, Watchdog Reporting, and Scientific Malfeasance

‘Bottom line is that it takes time and money to do the kind of muckraking that newspapers have always excelled at, and I’m not sure the blogosphere can reliably reproduce…
March 8, 2009

Using Strength of Evidence to Tell a Powerful Story About Torture

‘… there’s still an odd disconnect between the issues about which she’s done such superb reporting and the lack of informed public debate about them.’
December 23, 2008