When a reporter burns a source, as Michael Gallagher did, journalism itself suffers lasting consequences.
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Playing to Their Strengths
(Columns)
April 1999 Depth and context are newspapers’ key advantages. They should exploit them, not try to be something they’re not.
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Getting Back To Basics
(Columns)
January/February 1999 Journalism's fundamentals are more important than ever in today's exciting new media landscape.
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Get "Out There" Outta Here
(Columns)
December 1998 It's not good enough to go with a story just because others are running with it or it's in the atmosphere.
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A Weekly's Wonderful Work
(Columns)
July/August 1998 An Alabama newspaper doesn't let local opposition derail an important investigation.
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As Good and As Bad As It Gets
(Columns)
June 1998 An outstanding Baltimore Sun series and misguided live TV coverage in Los Angeles take us to extremes.
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