American Journalism Review

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Articles in April 2006 issue of American Journalism Review

• A view from the embassy: a former press attache at the American Embassy in Baghdad hands out generally high marks to reporters covering embattled Iraq and explains why the situation is so difficult to penetrate for journalists and diplomats alike.
  by Callahan, Robert J.
• Stern watchdog: how Copley's Marcus Stern exposed a corrupt congressman.(Copley News Service)
  by Meyers, Jessica
• Rethinking "person of interest".(Letter to the editor)
  by Shelor, Wayne
• Out of reach: extreme danger has made it very difficult for Western journalists to move around in Iraq. One casualty has been coverage of the lives of ordinary Iraqis.
  by Ricchiardi, Sherry
• Raised eyebrows.(Cliche Corner)
• Art with an agenda.(Letter to the editor)
  by Brislen, Mike
• Into the limelight.(Kathryn Garcia)(Interview)
  by Meyers, Jessica
• Howling into cyberspace.(Letter to the editor)
  by Ramos-Beban, David
• Transforming a newspaper: Otis Chandler had a huge and positive impact on the Los Angeles Times.(THE NEWSPAPER BUSINESS)(Obituary)
  by Morton, John
• The Steve Smith explosion.(Stephen Smith)
  by Reid, Robin T.
• I didn't say it.(Letter to the editor)
• Giving offense: when religious beliefs, good taste and freedom of expression collide.(FIRST AMENDMENT WATCH)
  by Kirtley, Jane
• Blocked out: the Block family shutters its newspapers' Washington bureau.(Allan Block, William Block Jr., John Block)(Interview)
  by Enda, Jodi
• Say "no" to waivers.(Letter to the editor)
  by Crews, Tim
• White Knights: Knight Ridder's Washington bureau has distinguished itself with cutting-edge reporting on everything from Saddam's weapons of mass destruction to coal mine safety. Sadly, many of its best efforts have been ignored by the national newspapers
  by Layton, Charles
• Coping with jerk swarms: how should the mainstream media deal with abusive posts?(THE ONLINE FRONTIER)
  by Palser, Barb
• What you don't know: the Bush administration's penchant for secrecy.(George W. Bush)
  by Kunkel, Thomas
• Truth matters.(Letter to the editor)
  by Schwab, Kate
• For sale: a Wisconsin radio station sells the naming rights to its newsroom.(WIBA-AM )
  by Potter, Deborah
• The Knight Ridder fade-out: a once-great newspaper chain reaches the end of the line.(FULL COURT PRESS)(Company overview)
  by Rieder, Rem
• Online opposition: in the face of the king's crackdown on the news media, Nepal's journalists are fighting back via the Internet.(LETTER FROM KATHMANDU)
  by Ricchiardi, Sherry
• An intimate, inside look at covering war.(Tell Them I Didn't Cry: A Young Journalist's Story of Joy, Loss, and Survival in Iraq)(Book review)
  by Stepp, Carl Sessions
• No morality play.(Letter to the editor)
  by Cassel, Andrew; McClure, D.J.
• Too transparent? It's healthy for news organizations to be much more open about their decision making than they have been in the past. But in response to relentless pounding from bloggers and other critics, is the transparency movement getting out of hand
  by Smolkin, Rachel
• Naming names: newsrooms are struggling with the dilemma of whether to use the names of illegal immigrants. Anonymous sources are under fire as threats to credibility. Yet identifying undocumented immigrants could lead to their deportation.
  by Hood, Lucy
• Interesting use of city funds ...(Take 2)
• Center stage: the Internet has become an integral part of the way newspapers distribute their content, a phenomenon that's only going to increase. Carl Sessions Stepp takes a firsthand look at four papers' Web operations.
  by Stepp, Carl Sessions
• A sticky situation.(Take 2)
• Rescue me.(John Ashcroft )(Brief article)