Gauging Independence
Recent incidents involving Al-Jazeera, Fox News, and NBC/MSNBC prompted me to start thinking about what…
April 4, 2003
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Deciding What to Show and When
Now that there are casualties in the war with Iraq, news organizations must decide whether or not to…
March 24, 2003
Hold on to Your Independence
Jules Crittenden knows firsthand how journalistic independence and embedded reporting can clash. In a story…
March 21, 2003
Embed Journalists Everywhere
If you want to practice journalism with a difference, mimic the military. Embed journalists everywhere. Embed…
March 17, 2003
Covering Faith Holistically
As the news media prepare for coverage of a potential war and occupation of Iraq,…
February 25, 2003
Different Like Us
I'm in the midst of trying to catch up with my wife and seven-year-old daughter,…
February 17, 2003
Confessions of a Diversity Director
Sometimes, I hate the word "diversity." That may seem odd coming from someone who has…
February 17, 2003
What Made the Shuttle Seven Who They Were
News coverage of the Columbia shuttle disaster offered journalists an opportunity to explore not only…
February 7, 2003
Increasing The Value of Business News
There's no stock answer for how to handle stock tables. Editors' approaches to agate vary…
December 13, 2002
Why Faith Matters
Something was missing.It wasn't my notebook. It lay on the car seat next to me…
December 10, 2002
In the Aftermath: Covering Business
Technology tanked. Stocks spiraled. Bubbles burst. Confidence collapsed. Business coverage chronicled all that before Sept.…
September 1, 2002
Q&A: Avoiding Bias
Gelareh Asayesh Gelareh Asayesh knows what it feels like to be the object of American…
September 1, 2002
Accuracy and Arabs
When it comes to describing people's race, ethnicity, nationality, or culture: · Be accurate. ·…
September 1, 2002
Race: Reality vs. Symbolism in San Diego
It began innocently enough with a chance encounter between two editors at the San Diego…
August 25, 2002
Musing on the Millennium
Does the advent of the third millennium mean Armageddon awaits? Does it signal the dawning…
August 25, 2002
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