American Journalism Review

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Articles in June 2004 issue of American Journalism Review

• Picking up the pieces: USA Today's embarrassment is also a splendid opportunity.(Full Court Press)
  by Rieder, Rem
• The expanding blogosphere: political blogs--online journals featuring commentary, often highly opinionated--have rapidly become a presence in the campaign landscape. Now some established news organizations are hiring established bloggers or creating their
  by Smolkin, Rachel
• Online news sites lure political junkies.(Brief Article)
• A walk up Eighth Avenue: and some random thoughts about journalism.(Above the Fold)(New York )
  by Kunkel, Thomas
• Quicker and deeper? That's the ambitious goal NPR has set for itself as it continues to evolve into a primary source of news. Its audience and endowment have grown dramatically, as has its roster of foreign correspondents. But some fear the heightened emp
  by Robertson, Lori
• "She's the one": award-winning investigative reporter takes the helm in Lexington, Kentucky.(The Beat)(Marilyn W. Thompson)(Brief Article)(Interview)
  by Hull, Dana
• Trading papers; York's colorful newspaper history continues: the owners of the city's two dailies swap publications.(The Newspaper Business)
  by Morton, John
• "We mean business": in the wake of Jayson Blair, Jack Kelley and numerous other instances of fabrication and plagiarism, the nation's newspapers are scrutinizing their operations and stiffening their defenses against ethical lapses.(To Fact-Chec
  by Rosen, Jill
• The right note? USA Today's music-loving new editor could be what the beleaguered paper needs.(The Beat)(Ken Paulson)(Biography)
  by Smolkin, Rachel
• Scalia and his speeches: a little-known federal statute should have protected journalists from having their recordings confiscated.(First Amendment Watch)
  by Kirtley, Jane
• Thinking big: covering major international stories can pay significant dividends for regional newspapers.(First Person)
  by Guzzo, Glenn
• Correction.(Correction Notice)
• Virtual news reports: CNN and local TV stations were guilty accomplices in allowing a government-produced VNR on the air.(Broadcast Views)
  by Potter, Deborah
• Cliche Corner.(Drop Cap)
• I beg to differ.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
  by O'Neill, Sy
• Dissing Web journalism: contrary to what NAB's president says, the Internet has done plenty for community service.(The Online Frontier)(National Association of Broadcasters)
  by Palser, Barb
• Q & A.(journalist Antoinette Konz whose recorder was confiscated by federal marshalls protecting Antonin Scalia)(Interview)
• Journalists and guns.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Howe, Russell Warren
• Not that independent: building objective news outlets is a challenge in a land of newfound freedom.(Letter from Baghdad)(Iraq )
  by Carroll, Jill
• No time for cheaters.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
  by Keller, Chris
• The reporter-author balancing act: despite Bob Woodward's newsy books, he says his philosophy is the paper comes first.(Drop Cap)
  by Lisheron, Mark
• Unsung hero: with his ahead-of-the-curve reporting from Vietnam for Time magazine and influential management stints at the Los Angeles Times, Sacramento Bee and San Francisco Examiner, Frank McCulloch was one of the great journalists of the past 50 years.
  by Felch, Jason; Telvick, Marlena
• The Kelley affair.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
• Not just a magazine, a lifestyle.(National Geographic inspires line of furnishings)
  by Slingland, Jen
• Caught in the crossfire: perhaps no topic elicits so much bitter criticism as coverage of the Middle East. As hard-line supporters of Israel and the Palestinians wage a proxy war via e-mail, threatening phone calls and demonstrations, correspondents and n
  by Matusow, Barbara
• The Elephants of Style: A Trunkload of Tips on the Big Issues and Gray Areas of Contemporary American English.(Briefly ...)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
• Photos of the fallen: the controversy over coffin photos illustrates news organizations' frustrations with depicting death in the Iraq war.(Drop Cap)
  by Smolkin, Rachel
• Voice of the people: Washington Post correspondent Anthony Shadid has focused on how the war in Iraq and its bitter aftermath have affected the lives of the people who live there. His vivid reporting under dangerous conditions won him a Pulitzer. But his
  by Ricchiardi, Sherry
• Not what they had in mind: a persistent critic says today's press isn't what the founding fathers envisioned.(Books)(The Problem of the Media: U.S. Communication Politics in the 21st Century)(Book Review)
  by Stepp, Carl Sessions