Archive: Mar 2005

The New York Times’s Travails in the Reign of Raines

By David Nyhan• Opinion• March 15, 2005

‘As the ship veered onto the rocks, those who voiced warnings were ignored, while the bosses told each other how smart they were.’ Read more

Freedom and Liberty: Tough Stories to Tell

By William F. Woo• Opinion• March 15, 2005

‘When freedom and orthodoxy collide, it’s interesting to note how the press behaves.’ Read more

‘Perilous Times’ for First Amendment Rights

By Maggie Mulvihill• Opinion• March 15, 2005

Editors must ‘send the clear signal—and offer the necessary support—to make the coverage of government secrecy a priority in their newsrooms.’ Read more

Documenting Government Secrecy

By Sarah Hagedorn• Opinion• March 15, 2005

Secrecy in the Bush Administration Rep. Henry A. Waxman U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Government Reform-Minority Staff Special Investigations Division, September 2004 www.democrats.reform.house.gov In this 81-page report staff members of the Committee on … Read more

Reporting on Water as a Global Story

By William Marsden• Journalist’s Trade• March 15, 2005

A network of international journalists produced multimedia reports on the consequences of privatizing water. Read more

An Indefatigable Investigative Reporter

By John Herbers• Opinion• March 15, 2005

Seymour Hersh ‘still comes through as an outsider hungry for the latest scraps of news.’ Read more

The Precarious State of Television News

By Rebecca MacKinnon• Opinion• March 15, 2005

‘We’re going to have to completely reinvent it—not only the substance, but the way in which we interact with our audience.’ Read more

Technology Might Return Journalism to Its Roots

By David DeJean• Opinion• March 15, 2005

Two books set forth causes for concern about U.S. news media, and one of the authors speaks to the Internet’s possibilities for rejuvenating journalism’s promise. Read more

Creating Digital Newsbooks

By Roger Fidler• Journalist’s Trade• March 15, 2005

Newspapers use them to bring enterprise reporting to a new audience on the Web. Read more

Motion and Sound Tell the Online Story in New Ways

By Sonya Doctorian• Journalist’s Trade• March 15, 2005

After seeing some online videos I did for an independent study project to complete my masters in documentary filmmaking, Carol Hanner, the project editor for “Dividing the Waters,” suggested I produce a video for our Web site about Rocky Ford. Read more