Looking at American Journalism From the Outside In By Ron Javers• Opinion• June 15, 2005 ‘As journalists struggle to report on and understand their times, they cannot escape being part of their times.’ Read more
Getting Ukrainian Journalists to Ask Ordinary People Questions By Peggy Simpson• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2005 ‘We wanted to get them to report beyond press releases and false assurances of the politicians and bureaucrats.’ Read more
Spin Alley: A Microcosm of Journalism’s Struggles By Lisa Stone• Opinion• June 15, 2005 Will reporters end this ritual and regain the trust of their audience in their 2006 and 2008 political coverage? Read more
Why Won’t Journalists Follow the Money? By Morton Mintz• Opinion• June 15, 2005 By not revealing the funders behind ‘think tanks,’ the information they provide shouldn’t be considered credible by readers. Read more
Journalism Education That Succeeds By Karl Idsvoog• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2005 Students at Tbilisi’s Caucasus School learn by immersing themselves in the skills and work of journalism. Read more
Darfur Fits Into a Pattern of Reporting Neglect By Ellen Knickmeyer• International Journalism• June 15, 2005 ‘Newspaper bosses are unlikely ever to return Africa staffing to what it was in the 1990’s.’ Read more
Ethical Journalism Is Not an Oxymoron By Lee Wilkins and Renita Coleman• Opinion• June 15, 2005 In ethical decision-making journalists compare ‘very favorably with those who work in other professions.’ Read more
Reporters Weigh the Value of Information Against the Threat of Legal Action By Dan Olmsted• Opinion• June 15, 2005 ‘… no one should underestimate the ability of fear and sophisticated sound bites—otherwise known as propaganda—to shape the public mood.’ Read more
When Genocide Is a Story Left Largely Untold By Nicholas Kristof• International Journalism• June 15, 2005 ‘The challenge for journalists in a situation like Darfur is to remember that our job is to cover history, albeit on the fly, and not just events or press conferences.’ Read more
Loving and Doubting Journalism at the Same Time By George Kennedy• Opinion• June 15, 2005 A University of Missouri survey of public attitudes toward journalism reveals a complex pattern of responses. Read more
