January/February 1999 |
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White Noise
Polarized views, ample shouting and hardly any meaningful dialogue. Welcome to the high-decibel world of TV's pundit face-offs, which shed lots of heat but not much light on the Clinton/Lewinsky saga.
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By Alicia C. Shepard
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The Mentor
Worlds away from the network news operation and metro newspapers he used to run, Michael Gartner molds young reporters at his 10,000-circulation daily in Iowa.
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By Mark Lisheron
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Confronting The Horror
Covering tragedy can create immense psychological stress for journalists. Sometimes it makes sense to get help.
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By Sherry Ricchiardi
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Cracking Down
Yugoslavia's campaign against an independent media hearkens back to the Cold War era.
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By Jerome Aumente
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Covering Kosovo's Carnage
The brutal conflict in the Serbian province presents daunting challenges for journalists, while Internet
connections offer new opportunities.
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By Don North
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The State of The American Newspaper
The Battle Of the Bay
Surrounded on all sides,
the long-somnolent San Francisco Chronicle has declared war. The enemy it fears most? Knight Ridder.
The grail? The lucrative suburbs.
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By Cynthia Gorney
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Maryland Journalism Will Be... Just That
The next freshmen and grad students will find us new.
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By Reese Cleghorn
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Getting Back To Basics
Journalism's fundamentals are more important than ever in today's exciting new media landscape.
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By Rem Rieder
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Contract Clause Comes Under Fire
Broadcast executives fear removing the noncompete provision could cost them talent.
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By Lou Prato
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A Late, Impressive Web Debut
Newsweek's site boasts excellent features, but it's short on interactivity.
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By J.D. Lasica
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Defamation Judgment Puts Onus On Media
A picture proves costly for a tabloid.
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By Jane Kirtley
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Roster of One-Paper Towns is Growing
JOAs are DOA in Evansville, Chattanooga and other markets.
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By John Morton
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Is There an Echo Here?
With editorial cartoonists contemplating many of the same headlines day to day, similarities in their work are to be expected. But when do coincidences become a concern?
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By Lori Robertson
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Putting a Price Tag on News Coverage
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By Bridget Gutierrez
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Watergate vs. Monicagate
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By Stephanie Doster
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Enhancing the Integrity of Electronic News
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By Kelly Heyboer
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AJR Asks
If you weren't in journalism, what would you be doing?
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By AJR Staff
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Not-So-Serious Journalism
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By Chip Rowe
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Celebrating the Speed and Power of Video
The Rise of the Image, the Fall of the Word
By Mitchell Stephens
Oxford University Press
262 pages; $27.50
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Book review by Carl Sessions Stepp
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Living the Cops Beat
Pensacola, Florida, news anchor trades her press pass for an FBI badge.
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By Stephanie Doster
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Klose to NPR
Long-time Washington Post staffer takes the reins.
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By Lori Robertson
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Shedding Papers
Hollinger sells off a bundle.
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By Lori Robertson
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He Loves New York
The Washington Post's New York bureau chief jumps over to the
Times.
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By Lori Robertson
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Reeling in a Big One
Miami Herald Tropic editor, Bill Rose, goes to the Palm Beach
Post.
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By Lori Robertson
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Movin' and Groovin'
Dallas Morning News editor retires.
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By Lori Robertson
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Cliché Corner
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By Lori Robertson
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