Can a journalist call for his subject’s prosecution and still be fair? A reporter covering BP gives it a try.
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Tag Archives: Journalism
Conflict Journalism
Journalists who go to war zones are a breed apart, as two deaths in Syria remind us.
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Why Reporters Need Sources
How do you explain Mitt Romney’s taxes when you don’t understand the tax law? Not well at all, as The New York Times demonstrated.
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Love, Autism, And Excellent Modern Journalism
An article about a young couple with Asperger’s offers an inspiring personal profile, and a look at modern journalism at its best.
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Farewell From A Shrimp-Eater
A columnist who saw himself as Everyman and dismissed some of his loyal readers as “shrimp eaters” steps down.
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Why $1.2 Trillion Is No Big Deal
Banks helped themselves to $1.2 trillion in loans at the Fed’s discount window, and they made money in the process. So what’s the problem?
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How I Got Patched In
Last week’s post about Occupy Wall Street drew an impressive response from my Westchester neighbors. Hyper-local journalism may be working.
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Put The Court’s Health Care Debate On The Air
If ever a case should be broadcast, the forthcoming Supreme Court argument over health care reform is it. But the Court has tuned us out.
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Relentlessly Searching For The Facts
A Washington Post column, “The Fact Checker,” is an island of truth in an ocean of punditry, spin and whoppers.
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