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October 1998
Out Of Control
An escalating dispute over coverage of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia ends with a reporter suing his boss and losing his job.   > read more
By  Alicia C. Shepard
Still Going
After more than 50 years in the business, Paul Harvey remains the most listened-to voice in American radio.   > read more
By  Marc Fisher
Spoon-fed News
When the nation’s television critics make the pilgrimage to Pasadena twice a year, the networks lavish them with heavy doses of propaganda along with free meals, glitzy parties and trinkets. Is this trip necessary?   > read more
By  Sharon Waxman
Buy Our Book!!!
Two “veteran reporters” hit the road to flog their paperback. Good morning, Stillwater, Oklahoma!   > read more
By  Ralph Vigoda
State of The American Newspaper
In Lord Thomson’s Realm

In small towns across America, the Canadian-born chain struggles with its penny-pinching legacy.   > read more
By  William Prochnau
Speed Vs. The Press And the Republic
A relentless enemy rips journalism and our public life.   > read more
By  Reese Cleghorn
Clinton's Legacy To Journalism
He reinforces the importance of weighing official pronouncements very carefully.   > read more
By  Rem Rieder
On TV, The LusterIs in the Cluster
To attract advertisers, networks aim their shows at specific demographic slices.   > read more
By  Douglas Gomery
So If You've Got It, Flaunt It
Online news sites should post their ethics codes.   > read more
By  J.D. Lasica
Second- Guessing News Judgment
A federal appeals court orders the FCC to take a harder look at a CBS broadcast.   > read more
By  Jane Kirtley
Hanging Tough When Profits Drop
Will newspapers resist shortsighted moves if there’s a recession?   > read more
By  John Morton
Strike One, You’re Out   > read more
By  Bridget Gutierrez
Whom Loves Ya, Baby?   > read more
By  Lori Robertson
Taking the Fight to the Classroom   > read more
By  Jacqueline E. Sharkey
A Sportswriting Giant   > read more
By  AJR Staff
Clinton a Go-Go   > read more
By  AJR Staff
She Played One on TV   > read more
By  Lori Robertson
Don’t Hold Back   > read more
By  AJR Staff
Finger-pointing in Los Angeles   > read more
By  Lori Robertson
The Powerful, Painful Journalism of the Vietnam War
Reporting Vietnam
The Library of America
Volume one, 862 pages, $35
Volume two, 864 pages, $35   > read more
Book review by  Carl Sessions Stepp
Show Time in San Jose
The Mercury News allows sources to see a story before publication.   > read more
By  Carol Guensburg
Better Late Than Never?
San Jose Mercury News searches for closure.   > read more
By  Lori Robertson
Bigger and Ledbetter Things
Former Village Voice columnist joins the ranks of the Netheads.   > read more
By  Lori Robertson
Moving Away From MoJo
After six years with Mother Jones, Editor Jeffery Klein steps down.   > read more
By  Lori Robertson
All Things D.C.
Onetime AJR cover girl moves across the Potomac.   > read more
By  Lori Robertson
Unwired
After three years of invoking media rants and raves in cyberspace, columnist Jon Katz signs off from HotWired.   > read more
By  Lori Robertson
Signing Off
WDIV veteran leaves local news.   > read more
By  Lori Robertson
Going Midwest
Former editor of U.S. News heads to Milwaukee.   > read more
By  Lori Robertson
Around and About   > read more
By  Lori Robertson
Cliché Corner   > read more
By  Lori Robertson