American Journalism Review

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Articles in April 2004 issue of American Journalism Review

• Corrections.(Correction Notice)
• After-the-war coverage: while some Iraq special sections froze at the time major combat operations ended, other news sites continue to commemorate the casualties.(The Online Frontier)
  by Palser, Barb
• Follow the leader: in reporting on weapons of mass destruction, the media too often take their cues from the president.(First Person)
  by Moeller, Susan D.
• Pulling rank.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Erbsen, Claude E.
• Censorship for children? A well-intentioned but misguided plea to weaken the First Amendment.(Books)(Book Review)
  by Stepp, Carl Sessions
• Only the stickered survive: a reporter learns the hard way what matters when covering a presidential visit.
  by Toland, Bill
• Peer pressure.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Huntington, Howard
• Turning trademarks into slang: journalists have a lot of impact on trademarks becoming part of everyday vocabulary. This "genericide" can strip a company trademark of its meaning and value.(Special Advertising Section)
  by Czach, Elaine
• Wardrobe malfunction = headline inspiration.
• Not "in-bed".(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Nesmith, Susannah A.
• Trial and error? A roaming band of journalists crisscrosses the country to provide television coverage of every minor development in celebrity court cases. Is this a wise use of resources and airtime?
  by Brass, Kevin
• Doctor, doctor give me the news: though they call their program Dr. Risk, some California journalists think their plan to bring readers' voices into news decisions is anything but chancy.(Drop Cap)
  by Berger, Judson
• Food fight.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
• Life on the outside.(Brief Article)
  by Slingland, Jen
• Those who do, teach: journalism schools save money through teaching partnerships with area newspapers.(Drop Cap)
  by Cirillo, Melissa
• Pretty Tame, actually.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Wallace, Kendall M.
• Take the money and run: the Washington Post's generous buyout--sorry, Voluntary Retirement Incentive Program--was the classic offer that was too good to refuse. Fifty-six journalists, star writers and columnists among them, headed for the exits. Great for
  by Robertson, Lori
• Cliche corner.
• Hitting home: yet another journalism scandal erupts.(Above the Fold)(Jack Kelley, former journalism student at University of Maryland)
  by Kunkel, Thomas
• Not too shabby: while their propensity for predictions led to some high-profile embarrassments, the news media's coverage of the Democratic primaries was much better than it is often portrayed.
  by Smolkin, Rachel
• Guns under fire: though some war correspondents say having weapons on the job saved their lives, most journalists are still against carrying them.(Drop Cap)
  by Heyboer, Kelly
• Comic relief.(Drop Cap)(Phantom Jack comics series by reporter Mike Sangiacomo,)
  by Berger, Judson
• Corrections.(Correction Notice)
• All prices negotiable: newspapers used to have set-in-stone advertising prices. Now rate-card figures merely start the bargaining.(The Newspaper Business)
  by Morton, John
• Who knows Jack? For years USA Today star Jack Kelley filed amazingly vivid reports from virtually every major international scene. And for just as long, doubts simmered around his work. But to many who thought they knew him, Kelley seemed above such quest
  by Rosen, Jill
• Graphics evolution: by creating USA Today's weather map, a news art revolutionary set the tone for modern design.(The Beat)
  by Pompilio, Natalie
• Resigning in protest: two editors quit their Florida newspaper after it makes an election policy exception for one candidate.(The Beat)(Randall Murray and SY O'Neil of lJupiter Courier)(Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers)(Column)
  by Rosen, Jill
• Accompanying the troops: the media have no constitutional right to battlefield access, a court rules.(First Amendment Watch)
  by Kirtley, Jane
• The next generation: USA Today shed its lightweight "McPaper" persona in the 1990s, becoming a serious national paper and luring topflight talent from places like the Washington Post. Its next challenge is to step up its enterprise reporting and
  by Smolkin, Rachel
• The pequeno papers.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Flint, Jim
• Sources of despair: a flurry of phantom sources, stolen material and Jayson Blair sightings.(Full Court Press)(Editorial)
  by Rieder, Rem
• The end of sweeps? "People meters" will give stations detailed demographic information about their audiences every day.(Broadcast Views)
  by Potter, Deborah
• Passing the crown: in May it's time for the quirky changing of the guard ritual at the St. Petersburg Times.(The Beat)
  by Pompilio, Natalie