November 2001 |
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ASSIGNMENT: Afghanistan
Journalists reporting from the front lines in one of the world’s
harshest landscapes encounter no shortage of obstacles and dangers.
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By
Sherry Ricchiardi
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The Videophone War
The new
technology enabled
television
photographers
to provide
viewers with
a closer look
at the early
days of the
fighting in Afghanistan.
That look,
however,
wasn’t crystal clear.
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By
Elizabeth Wasserman
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Ignoring the Warning
The national media, like the federal government, didn’t pay much attention to a high-level commission’s dissection of the nation’s security weaknesses in the face of terrorist threats.
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By
Susan Paterno
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40 Hours in Hell
A New York Times reporter chronicles her marathon coverage of the aftermath of the World Trade Center attack, including 28 hours at Ground Zero.
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By
Katherine E. Finkelstein
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After the Adrenaline
Once the excitement of chasing the big story subsides, journalists struggle to cope with the horror of the tragic events they’ve witnessed.
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By
Sherry Ricchiardi
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Anchoring the Nation
The network anchors are far more than journalists during times of national crisis. As they reassure the public, they play the roles, consciously or not, of minister, counselor, leader—which can make it tricky when they have to once
again raise tough questions about government policy.
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By
Lori Robertson
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Anatomy of an Urban Legend
How the bogus notion that CNN’s footage of Palestinians celebrating the
September 11 attacks was actually a decade old took root on the
Internet.
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By
Christopher Callahan
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Not So Bad
The performance of online news sites on September 11 was better than the
early reviews suggest.
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By
Barb Palser
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Double Whammy
News organizations confront the daunting combination of higher newsgathering costs and sagging ad revenues.
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By
Paul Farhi
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The Rookies
Thanks to an acute shortage of television producers, many young, inexperienced journalists are holding down those critically important positions on local newscasts. And sometimes it shows.
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By
Chris Tuohey
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Mike’ll Get Ya
Michael Getler has proven to be the toughest ombudsman at the Washington
Post in a long time. What’s the impact of a hard-hitting in-house critic
on a newspaper?
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By
David A. Markiewicz
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So Say Something
Too much writing in America’s newspapers is awfully bland.
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By
Thomas Kunkel
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Getting Serious
Substance is back in vogue in the culture and in the news media.
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By
Rem Rieder
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The Great Online Wall
China tries to regulate Internet news content from within and outside its borders.
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By
Barb Palser
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It Isn’t Over
TV news has some lessons to learn as it covers the ongoing terrorism story.
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By
Deborah Potter
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Waving the Flag
The press must maintain its watchdog role in wartime.
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By
Jane Kirtley
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Tossing the Budget Aside
Newspapers performed nobly in spite of the downturn.
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By
John Morton
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Terrorism Trumps Release of Election Review
A consortium of the nation's most prestigious news organizations has
stalled the release of its presidential election ballot analysis, citing
commitment to coverage of September 11 as the cause.
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By
Janet Kolodzy
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September 11 Hawaii Hoax
The media reports Curtis Larson's erroneous tale of his son and
daughter-in-law's death aboard one of the airplanes that crashed into
the World Trade Center.
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By
Natalie Pompilio
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Libeled Lions?
Photographs of fake mountain lions angers at least one reader of
Discover Magazine.
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By
Shannon Canton
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Phoenix Food Fight
The alt-weekly Phoenix New Times chastises Arizona Republic food critic
Howard Seftel for recycling his columns--and publishes his picture in
the process.
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By
Lonnie Shekhtman
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The Freedom Forum’s Shrinking Endowment
Severe stock-market losses cause the nonprofit foundation to close its
satellite offices and significantly reduce its staff, in favor of
continuing the relocation of its popular Newseum.
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By
Kelly Heyboer
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The Collectible Columnist
Sid Hartman, longtime sports columnist for Minneapolis' Star Tribune, is
now a bobblehead doll.
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By
Burl Gilyard
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Books
Journalism with Passion and Spirit Voices of Revolution: The Dissident Press in America
By Rodger Streitmatter
Columbia University Press
340 pages; $18.50 paperback
Voices of Revolution” is a useful if unrevolutionary history of
America’s non-mainstream press—until the last two pages. At that point,
the author incites his own little rebellion.
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Book review by
Carl Sessions Stepp
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The Right Thing
Vickie Walton-James is named chief of the Chicago Tribune's Washington
bureau, replacing James Warren, who returns to the Windy City as deputy
managing editor/features..
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Knight Ridder Shuffle I
Harold Higgins leaves the publisher's post at the Tribune in San Luis
Obispo, California, to become publisher of the St. Paul Pioneer Press,
where he once worked as a reporter.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Knight Ridder Shuffle II
Lou Heldman, publisher of the Centre Daily Times in State College,
Pennsylvania, is chosen as publisher of the Wichita Eagle after Peter
Pitz announces his retirement.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Applied Research
Newspaper consultant and researcher Sharon Peters returns to the
newsroom as editor of the Gazette in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Going Golden
Des Moines Register Editor Dennis Ryerson leaves his native Iowa to
become editorial page editor at the San Jose Mercury News.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Oops
A CNN press release incorrectly announces the departure of Bernard Kalb
from the network's "Reliable Sources" program.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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This 'n' That
Gary Farrugia will become editor and publisher of the Day in
New London, Connecticut.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Darkened Set
ABC affiliate KDNL in St. Louis shuts down its news operation.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Cliché Corner
Ratchet up vs. Ramp up
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