Archive: Jun 2004

Digital Photography and News Images

By David D. Perlmutter• June 15, 2004

Another issue to emerge from the Iraq War coverage, as noted in recent Congressional testimony by no less than Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, is the omnipresence of digital photography. Amateur pictures have always found their way into the news … Read more

Green Buildings Need Sharp-Eyed Architecture Critics

By Randy Gragg• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2004

‘Like other journalists, architecture critics need to be inquisitive and skeptical about what they see.’ Read more

Images of Horror From Fallujah

By David D. Perlmutter and Lesa Hatley Major• June 15, 2004

‘The transparency of angst and indecision about the Fallujah images have been good for journalism.’ Read more

Keeping Reporters and the Public in the Dark

By Elizabeth McCarthy• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2004

Secret dealmaking creates big challenges for journalists trying to cover the risks and benefits of energy decisions. Read more

Government Studies Vanish From Reporters’ View

By Bill Finch• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2004

At the Mobile Register, journalists encounter barriers to reporting on possible hazards and risks of a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal. Read more

‘Avoiding the Cross Hairs’: Excerpts

By Rod Nordland• June 15, 2004

Newsweek, April 12, 2004 “They live in hiding. They move around Baghdad by stealth. They sneak into and out of the country by gloom of night, and when challenged by strangers for their nationality, they’re ready with a practiced lie. Read more

The Rising Tide of Internet Opinion in China

By Xiao Qiang• International Journalism• June 15, 2004

Online discussions ‘now actually drive the agenda of official media.’ Read more

Why Did California’s Lights Go Out?

By Rick Jurgens• Journalist’s Trade• June 15, 2004

A reporting team looks for answers amid a new and complex electricity market. Read more

Government Pressure and Thailand’s Press

By Philip J. Cunningham• International Journalism• June 15, 2004

When a leading newspaper editor is fired, troubling signs point to the interference of business and government interests. Read more

Weaving Together Stories Waiting to Be Told

By Kay Mills• Books• June 15, 2004

Writing a book is like preparing a long newspaper series, only more so. First, I went to the law books to read the two appeals court decisions and then tracked down the FCC files at the National Archives at College … Read more