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April/May 2008 issue  
Rays of Hope
Online Exclusive » As many newspapers cut back on investigative reporting, can nonprofits step into the breach?
By  Rem Rieder
 
Silly in Philly
Online Exclusive » ABC’s dreadful debate moderators bring us a night to forget.
By  Rem Rieder
 
A Flurry of Subpoenas
Online Exclusive » A new study finds a sharp increase in the number of subpoenas seeking confidential information from news outlets and journalists.
By  Kevin Rector
 
Maybe it is Time to Panic
Why news organizations have to act much more boldly if they are to survive
By  Carl Sessions Stepp
 
Off Target
Why is the media consensus so often wrong about political campaigns? And isn’t there a better way to cover elections?
By  Paul Farhi
 
Country for Political Junkies
Former “Scarborough Country” host Joe Scarborough's “Morning Joe” takes a less scripted approach to morning television than its competitors. The MSNBC program's freewheeling format features interviews with political figures and pundits that are longer than the ones offered elsewhere; they seem more breakfast table than news desk.
By  Matthew T. Felling
 
Liberation Journalism
A veteran editor says farewell to the world of dailies and finds happiness running a weekly in the home of baseball’s Hall of Fame.
By  Jim Kevlin
 
When Heart Isn't Enough
The Albuquerque Tribune took names and kicked up the dust, but still couldn’t survive.
By  Tony Davis
 
'Hell on Heels'
Online Exclusive » Toni Locy awaits a court decision that could have monumental consequences for her and her profession. But shaking in her shoes in the face of danger has never really been her style.
By  Kevin Rector
 
Clarification
By  AJR Staff
 
The Grantham Prize
 
Big Projects for Small Papers
A Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. program generates ambitious series for its 90 dailies.
Investigating the Dean
Foreign Affairs
As established news organizations cut back on international reporting, a new Web site aims to cover the world.
Taking Root
A new Web site provides serious news and commentary—and genealogy—to the black community.

When Excellence Produced Excellence
Book Review by Carl Sessions Stepp
 
 From the New York Times To Motown
Reporter Charlie LeDuff heads home.
Heading Home for A Big Challenge

Broken Campaign Reporting
Taking Issue with AJR's Jena 6 Story
Too Much for Sisyphus
The Lonely Advertiser
» Thomas Kunkel
A Swing and a Miss
The New York Times' controversial John McCain story
» Rem Rieder
A Fond Farewell to The Deanly One
Adventures with Kunkel from Miami to AJR
» Barb Palser
The Online Frontier
Second-Mover Advantage: When launching online products, listening to the audience is more important than speed.
» Deborah Potter
Why Journalism Matters
At a time of gloom and doom in the business, the new Newseum reinforces its importance.
» John Morton
Enough is Enough
Shortsighted cutbacks pose a serious threat to the future of newspapers.
   
 
Clearly It's Bleak
Slaughtered Outside Park, Migrating Bison Face a Cloudy Future
(New York Times)
 
   
 
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