November 2002 |
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The Metamorphosis
The past 25 years have brought vast changes in the technology and corporate
structure of journalism. Along the way, the definition of news and the expectations of news consumers and producers have been dramatically altered.
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By
Marc Fisher
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"How Did I Do This Before Google?"
The relationship between newspapers and computers got off to a shaky start, but it was destined to go the distance.
What are the ramifications?
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By
William Prochnau
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Going Live
The transition from film to videotape wasn't just about technology. It altered the style, pace and content of TV news.
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By
Paul Farhi
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"Bang, Bang, Bang"
Whether it's on your favorite top-40 station or NPR, radio news is a much faster-paced affair than it was in the past.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Finding a Niche
From ferrets to tattoos: Specialization is the name of the game in today's crowded magazine world.
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By
Jill Rosen
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We've Only Just Begun
Now a firmly entrenched part of the media landscape, online journalism is poised to confront the next generation of challenges.
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By
Barb Palser
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The Life and Times of AJR
Back in the 1970s, a lowly grad student named Roger Kranz had a crazy idea and a VW bug. The rest is history.
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By
Lori Robertson
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Into the Spotlight
An FBI search of his home catapulted an obscure bioweapons expert named Steven J. Hatfill into national prominence as a "person of interest" in the anthrax investigation. Was this Richard Jewell all over again?
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By
Rachel Smolkin
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Help Wanted
Newspapers are finding it increasingly difficult to fill top-level editing positions.
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By
Don Campbell
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A Call to Action
We need a national commission to examine the news business.
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By
Thomas Kunkel
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A Milestone and a Challenge
As AJR turns 25, the field it covers and loves is at a crossroads.
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By
Rem Rieder
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The Out-of-Towners
For many local news sites, a good chunk of readers don’t live around here anymore.
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By
Barb Palser
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Let It Snow
Just lay off the incredibly hyped “storm tracker” coverage and give it to us straight.
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By
Deborah Potter
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Testing the System
Should journalists who break the law while gathering news be prosecuted?
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By
Jane Kirtley
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Consolidation Nation
There could be a lot of newspaper shuffling if the FCC drops its ban on cross-ownership.
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By
John Morton
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Sniper Coverage: How Big to Play It?
Journalists debate the appropriateness of non-stop sniper coverage
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By
Jill Rosen
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Pentagon Access: Extra Defensive
The Pentagon cracks down on who gets press passes
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By
Luciana Lopez
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Singing Sopranos
Headline writers can't refuse a crack at mob references
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By
Jill Rosen
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Poised for Battle
New organization offers support for journalists covering the military
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By
Kelly Heyboer
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End of an Era
The near-death experience for a long-lived D.C. writers' organization
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By
Jim Anderson
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Talk the Talk, Yo
Could Headline News be starting a trend with its 'slang dictionary?'
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By
Jill Rosen
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Election Fallout: Revenge, Texas-Style
Rep. Dick Armey plays the heavy with Texas' Belo
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By
Kelly Heyboer
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It Was a Woman’s Job, Too
War Torn: Stories of War from the Women Reporters Who Covered Vietnam
Random House
294 pages; $24.95
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Book review by
Carl Sessions Stepp
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Betting on Her Future
The Washington Post's Katherine Boo wins a genius award.
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By
Carla Correa
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Tough Choices
National Public Radio cuts investigative reporter Daniel Zwerdling's job
in a money-saving move.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Can't Quit It
After a year in academia, Chris Peck will return to the daily news
business as editor of Memphis' Commercial Appeal.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Lure of the Lone Star
Keven Ann Willey departs the Arizona Republic to become editorial page
editor of the Dallas Morning News.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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More to Say
A Vermont television station hires former ABC News correspondent Barrie
Dunsmore to deliver weekly commentaries.
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By
Kathryn S. Wenner
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Fresh Start
Six months after an embarrassing scandal drove out its former editor, the Harvard Business Review selects Thomas A. Stewart to be its new editor.
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By
Christine E. Hines
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Detroit Wheels
Thom Fladung leaves the Akron Beacon Journal to return to the Detroit
Free Press as managing editor.
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By
Sarah Schaffer
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The Sportin' Life
Penn State University launches a Center for Sports Journalism and the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is right behind.
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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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