Archive: Dec 2003

The Watchdog Journalism Project Moves to the Web

By Barry Sussman• Nieman Notes• December 15, 2003

‘We want to cajole, encourage, prod, stroke and, in the end, help create a sense of urgency and obligation to higher reporting standards.’ Read more

The New Knight Center at Walter Lippmann House

By Bob Giles• From the Curator• December 15, 2003

‘To the Niemans, there is no stationary state.’ Read more

Pressures for Media Reform in Korea

By Kwangchool Lee• International Journalism• December 15, 2003

There are loud calls for changes in the way the press and government interact. Read more

Writing Stories to Reach Young Adults

By Leslie Koren• Features• December 15, 2003

‘I put more of myself in stories by integrating my experiences and my thoughts and preferences in what I write.’ Read more

Winter 2003: Words & Reflections Introduction

By Melissa Ludtke• Opinion• December 15, 2003

As the Unites States’s military engagement continues in Iraq, dissent at home increases and news organizations wrestle with how to report on it, writes former CBS and NBC News correspondent, Marvin Kalb, now a senior fellow at the Shorenstein … Read more

Celebrity Transforms Political Coverage

By Dan Walters• Journalist’s Trade• December 15, 2003

The Schwarzenegger campaign capitalized ‘on his celebrity to make ordinary journalism so marginally relevant to the outcome ….’ Read more

Dissent: Public Opinion, Media Reaction

By Marvin Kalb• Opinion• December 15, 2003

Though dissent is a constitutionally protected right, to engage in it—sometimes even to report on it—is to risk having one’s patriotism questioned. Read more