A Reporter Decides to Testify, Then Decides Against It By Bill Berkeley• Opinion• March 15, 2003 Students ask him, ‘Is a journalist not a human being?’ Read more
The Roles Journalists Played During the Balkan War By Senad Pecanin• Opinion• March 15, 2003 ‘… this book is a welcomed reminder of how journalism can be a noble calling, but also a foul profession.’ Read more
Lead Poisoning: A Failed Response and Sick Children By Judy Peet• Journalist’s Trade• March 15, 2003 A team of reporters and a photographer tackle a familiar story with a new approach. Read more
Deciding to Testify About Rwanda By Lindsey Hilsum• Opinion• March 15, 2003 ‘As a journalist, I might argue against testifying but, as a human being, I could not.’ Read more
Reporting on America’s Widening Racial Health Gap By Dave Davis• Journalist’s Trade• March 15, 2003 Using computer-assisted reporting, The Plain Dealer found the fault lines. Read more
In the 1980’s, a Chicago Newspaper Investigated Cardinal Cody By Roy Larson• Journalist’s Trade• March 15, 2003 ‘We’re going to have to do as careful and as in-depth reporting as anyone’s ever done, because this is dynamite.’ Read more
Reporting the Catholic Church’s Scandal in Ireland By Emily O’Reilly• Journalist’s Trade• March 15, 2003 Hindered by its secrecy culture, Irish journalists were helped by dogged reporting from Britain. Read more
Public Health Reporting: After September 11th, It’s More Difficult By Madeline Drexler• Journalist’s Trade• March 15, 2003 Important stories aren’t getting told, sources are hard to reach, and what was once public is now considered secret. Read more
The Neglected Vatican Beat By John L. Allen Jr.• Journalist’s Trade• March 15, 2003 ‘… most reporters are constrained to do less than full-time work on a beat that demands more than full-time competence.’ Read more
Secrecy Remained in Place With the Church’s Finances By Stephen Kurkjian• Journalist’s Trade• March 15, 2003 Journalists were not able to secure the financial documents they needed to back up their reporting from informed sources. Read more
