Judgement Calls The O.J. obsession reflects the power of live television to shape news. And it frames in the starkest of terms the age-old debate: Should the public get what it wants or what it needs?
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Jacqueline E. Sharkey
The Gospel of Public Journalism Adherents of the fast-growing movement say news organizations must listen more closely to their audiences and play more active roles in their communities if they are to flourish. But nonbelievers worry it will hurt credibility by turning the media into a player rather than a chronicler.
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Alicia C. Shepard
When a Journalist is Kidnapped The news media suppressed the story of the abduction of an AP staffer in Somalia. Was a double standard at work?
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Christopher Callahan
Rallying Around The Flag The press never questioned President Kennedy's account of the Cuban missile crisis, and the myth of the brave young president saving the world from nuclear war persisted for years. Coverage of the Persian Gulf War suggests nothing has changed.
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James McCartney
The 10 Best Books of Social Concern by Journalists At least as far back as the penning of Thomas
Paine's "Common Sense" in 1776, American journalists have been trying to
reform society as well as inform it...
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Judith Paterson
