Archive: Sep 2006

Seeing Stories in What Wasn’t Being Reported

By Phillip W.D. Martin• Features• September 15, 2006

A public radio series explores the growth of the antiracism movement in Europe. Read more

Migrations: The Story of Humanity on the Move

By Sebastião Salgado• Features• September 15, 2006

Sebastião Salgado photographed the plight these travelers want ‘to be made known.’ Read more

The Dangerous Numbers Game in Immigration Coverage

By Ted Robbins• Features• September 15, 2006

A radio journalist talks about the effects of lazy reporting, ‘opinion journalism,’ and some inherent difficulties in accurately telling this complicated story. Read more

The Making of an Obituary Writer — And a Man

By Jim Nicholson• Opinion• September 15, 2006

‘My words gave readers thousands of moments to remember of little lives well-lived.’ Read more

Rethinking Foreign Correspondents’ American Dream

By Samuel Rachlin• Opinion• September 15, 2006

‘No foreign news organization has the access, sources or resources to enable them to operate in the same league as domestic journalists.’ Read more

Making Visual What Is Often Put Into Words

By Bob Giles• From the Curator• September 15, 2006

From the magazine’s pages to its online editions, Nieman Reports is finding new ways to connect with audiences through words and images. Read more

Lessons of Youth Shape a Writer’s Career

By Jim Kaplan• Opinion• September 15, 2006

In his memoir, a sportswriter observes his life and times as he delves into issues deserving of journalists’ attention. Read more

Fall 2006: Words & Reflections Introduction

By Melissa Ludtke• Opinion• September 15, 2006

Contending that Daniel Okrent’s book “Public Editor #1” might be “the only collection of ombudsman columns ever assembled that is a genuine page turner,” former Boston Globe ombudsman, Mark Jurkowitz, now with the Project for Excellence in Journalism, introduces … Read more

Journalism: Its Generational Passage

By Brent Walth• Opinion• September 15, 2006

Samuel G. Freedman ‘urges young journalists to be independent thinkers in newsrooms filled with consensus and conformity.’ Read more

Debunking the Myth of Liberal Media Bias

By Barry Sussman• Opinion• September 15, 2006

A journalist and author finds an enfeebled Washington press corps, more concerned with retaining personal access than serving the public interest. Read more