September 1999 |
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Shifting Into Overdrive
The newsmagazines scrambled big time after learning close to--and in one case after--deadline that John F. Kennedy Jr.'s plane was missing.
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By
Kelly Heyboer
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An Uncertain Future
Can George magazine stay in business without its founder?
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By
Carol Guensburg
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A Ticket To Hell
That's what powerful reporting can mean for Africa's embattled journalists, who face harsh reprisals from government and rebel factions in many of the continent's countries.
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By
Sherry Ricchiardi
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The Old-Fashioned Way
There's no hyping up or dumbing down at Wichita's KAKE-TV. Its thoughtful, straightforward approach to local news is attracting national plaudits.
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By
Mark Lisheron
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The Death of the JOA
City by city, paper by paper, an experiment aimed at saving newspapers is withering away.
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By
Paul Farhi
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Ventura Highway
When it comes to the news media, Minnesota's high-profile governor takes a my-way-or-the-highway approach. Has that led to softball coverage?
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By
Jack B. Coffman
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State of The American Newspaper
Then and Now
Softer news, fewer quirks and twice
the space:
A major
new survey reveals how papers have changed--for better and worse.
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By
Carl Sessions Stepp
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A Harsh Landscape for Journalism
The lofty ideals
of the American media can seem awfully
remote to Bosnia’s
beleaguered reporters and editors.
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By
Rosemary Armao
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A Good Teacher Can Last Forever
Carl Stepp has a reach that is national, and like a deep spring.
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By
Reese Cleghorn
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When Too Much is OK
Some big stories merit saturation coverage.
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By
Rem Rieder
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Punishing the Ethically Challenged
A
Chattanooga
station’s sales pitch spawns calls for industry
sanctions.
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By
Lou Prato
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Media Giants Create Web Gateways
"Portals" provide local news, shopping, chat rooms and more.
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By
David Carlson
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Cracking Down on Covert Media Taping
California’s highest court rules ABC was wrong
to secretly record a telepsychic’s conversation.
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By
Jane Kirtley
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Reflecting Their Diverse Audiences
Savvy
newspapers cater to immigrants with non-
English
editions.
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By
John Morton
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Too Much Cheerleading on the Editorial Page?
An editorial page editor's efforts to bring a retired aircraft carrier to Tampa have prompted questions about a newspaper's proper role.
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By
Tricia Eller
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Adding Low-watt Stations to the FM Dial
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By
Kevin McNulty
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The Bucking Bronco Beat
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By
Tricia Eller
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AJR Asks: What is your favorite Web discovery?
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By
AJR Staff
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Saying Adios to UPI’s Spanish Wire
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By
Martin McReynolds
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The Daily Media Dish Online
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By
Kimberly Marselas
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A Go-between Guy
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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One of the Originals
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By
Lori Robertson
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Two Papers, One Tiny Town
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By
Tricia Eller
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The Columnist Vs. the Cop
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By
Jon Marcus
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Familiar Terrain, Important Insights
Warp Speed: America in the Age of Mixed Media
By Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel
Century Foundation Press
193 pages; $24.95
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Book review by
Carl Sessions Stepp
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Using the Web on the Beat
A Journalist’s Guide to the Internet: The Net as a Reporting Tool
By Christopher Callahan
Allyn and Bacon
126 pages; $21
Find It Online: The Complete Guide to Online Research
By Alan M. Schlein
Facts on Demand Press
506 pages; $19.95
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Book review by
Tom Boyer
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Back to School
A Chicago Sun-Times columnist heads to a teaching job in the
inner-city schools.
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By
Tricia Eller
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Too Close For Comfort?
A.H. Belo Corp's purchase a small stake in the National Basketball Association's Dallas Mavericks and its initial story on the development trigger upheaval in the newsroom of the company's flagship, the Dallas Morning News.
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By
Lori Robertson
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Trading Places
Jane magazine throws a contest to allow winning readers to switch jobs
with its editor in chief, Jane Pratt.
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By
Lori Robertson
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Another One Bites the Dust
The Indianapolis News is scheduled to fold October 1, after 130
years.
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By
Carol Guensburg
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Globe Gets a New Publisher
Boston Globe staffers suddenly found themselves with a new publisher July 12 when the New York Times Co. fired Benjamin B. Taylor, replacing him with a Times vice president, Richard H. Gilman.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Here and There
Jonathan Landman, editor of the New York Times' Week in Review,
steps up as Metro editor.
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By
Lori Robertson
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Cliché Corner
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By
Lori Robertson
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