April 2002 |
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The Civilian Casualty Conundrum
Have American news organizations soft-pedaled the “collateral damage” of the fighting in Afghanistan? Or have foreign news outlets and academic studies grossly inflated the toll?
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By
Lucinda Fleeson
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Dangerous Journalism
The death of Daniel Pearl, killed for political reasons far from the battlefield, and the attack on a convoy of correspondents much closer to the fighting underscore the hazards of covering the war on terrorism.
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By
Sherry Ricchiardi
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Keeping a Secret
The heritage of Daniel Pearl's parents
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By
Alina Tugend
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Taking Command
Martin Baron got off to a fast start as editor of the Boston Globe, honchoing a groundbreaking series on pedophile priests and aggressive coverage of the terrorist attacks. The former Miami Herald editor says he’s determined to improve the paper and raise standards. If the newsroom becomes a little uncomfortable, that’s OK too.
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By
Mark Lisheron
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If I Went Back...
Former top newspaper editors discuss what they would do differently if they got another chance to run a newsroom.
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By
Carl Sessions Stepp
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The Art of Self-Defense
Media coaches show their clients how to cope with questions from the big bad press. Just what kind of tactics are they pushing?
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By
Lori Robertson
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Preparing for Disaster
Whether it’s terrorist attacks, hurricanes or school shootings, news organizations are much better off if they have detailed plans for covering catastrophe.
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By
Alicia C. Shepard
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Generation Ignored
Medill’s Washington program learned that the media can reach young readers, if
only they’d try.
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By
Ellen Shearer
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Midnight Madness
A discouraging episode for network news
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By
Thomas Kunkel
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Being There
Reporting from the war zone--dangerous and essential.
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By
Rem Rieder
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The Dot-Name Game
What’s in a URL? A lot.
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By
Barb Palser
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Contractual Servitude
A handful of states have outlawed the dreaded noncompete clauses rampant in broadcasting.
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By
Deborah Potter
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No Newsgathering, Please
In three incidents, photojournalists are told to keep out--and their film is confiscated.
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By
Jane Kirtley
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The Return of the Deal
A couple of newspaper acquisitions break the drought.
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By
John Morton
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Journalist or Diplomat?
New York Times column makes headlines, debate
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By
John Bebow
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She's Got the 'Survivor' Beat
Former cops reporter competes in TV reality show
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By
Jill Rosen
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Lesson in Hard Knocks
Economy has newspapers cutting back on interns
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Stalking the Slooflirpa
Just-the-facts attitude shelved for some on April Fools' Day
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By
Jill Rosen
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Words of Wisdom
The man behind the daily quote-of-the-day e-mails
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By
Adrianne Flynn
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Bad Hobbit
Columnist learns not to mess with movie criticism
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By
Jill Rosen
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No Good News About the News
The News About the News: American Journalism in Peril
By Leonard Downie Jr. and Robert G. Kaiser
Alfred A. Knopf
292 pages; $25.00
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Book review by
James M. Naughton
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The Peripatetic Jim Bellows
The Last Editor: How I Saved the New York Times, the Washington Post, and
the Los Angeles Times from Dullness and Complacency
By Jim Bellows
Andrews McMeel Publishing
368 pages; $28.95
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Book review by
Carl Sessions Stepp
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Smooth Succession
Gerald F. Seib replaces Alan Murray as head of the Wall Street Journal’s Washington bureau.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Too Close to the Source
The revelation of an affair between the Harvard Business Review’s top editor and her interview subject roils the magazine’s staff.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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March Madness
A budget-cutting standoff at Portland, Maine’s Casco Bay Weekly ends with four of the paper’s five editorial staffers fired.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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The Wright Stuff
NPR’s Noah Adams takes a year off from cohosting “All Things Considered” to write a book about the Wright brothers.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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No Reel Complaints
Boston Globe film critic Jay Carr retires after reviewing some 10,000 films in his 45-year newspaper career.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Rich Opportunity
Wall Street Journal Senior Editor Rich Jaroslovsky leaves the paper where he started his career for a job with an investment firm.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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She’s Got the Beats
Karen Timmons is named managing editor of Scripps Howard News Service in Washington.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Cliché Corner
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By
Jill Rosen
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