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Articles in June, 2004 issue of Nieman Reports

• James Trengrove.(2002)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Nieman Foundation announces U.S. and international fellows for 2005.(Nieman Notes)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Nieman Fellows honor Belarusian journalist, Zhanna Litvina, with 2004 Louis Lyons Award.(Nieman Notes)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Newsroom training at urban high schools: by learning hands-on skills, minority students take the first step to becoming journalists.(Nieman Notes)
  by McDonnell, Lynda
• Acting as a witness to a forgotten war: 'even if nobody for whom I write this story cares, it is difficult for me to forget Chechnya.'.(Words & Reflections)
  by Nivat, Anne
• The responsibilities of a Free Press: 'coverage of the administration's record on civil liberties since September 11th has, in my judgment, been sadly inadequate.'.(Words & Reflection)
• Using narrative to tell the blackout story: reporting from inside a power plant helped to tell the dramatic story of decision-making when the lights went out.(Journalist's Trade)
  by Clayton, Mark
• Uri Berliner joins the management ranks at National Public Radio (NPR) with a promotion to supervising editor on the National Desk.(1998)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Ed Walsh, who was a general assignment reporter for The Washington Post, accepted an early retirement buyout offer in December 2003.(1982)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Ross C. Sayers.(1953)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Securing the right to be heard: a new book explores how a 1960's case about race in Mississippi transformed television news and the Federal Communications Commission.(Words & Reflections)
  by Mills, Kay
• A matter of faith: the White House and the press: journalists' focus 'on religion and the presidency was unusual for an "objective" news media that usually relies on empirical evidence....'.(Words & Reflections)
  by Domke, David
• Barbie Zelizer, the Raymond Williams Professor of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication, tells us about "Reporting War: Journalism in Wartime," a forthcoming book she coedited.(Books)
• Unraveling the Great Hydrogen Hoax: 'how well reporters handle this blizzard of claims and counterclaims will surely help shape the public debate on the matter....'.(Journalist's Trade)
  by Vaitheeswaran, Vijay V.
• Benjamin Fernandez Bogado.(2000)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Bill Kovach will be the John Seigenthaler Chair of Excellence in First Amendment at Middle Tennessee State University for the fall semester.(1989)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Patricia O'Brien's new book, "The Glory Cloak: a Novel of Louisa May Alcott and Clara Barton," was published in May.(1974)
  by Fiore, Lois
• The rising tide of Internet opinion in China: online discussions 'now actually drive the agenda of official media.'.(International Journalism)
  by Qiang, Xiao
• Equipping journalists with tools for emotional balance: a former reporter uses Eastern concepts to prepare future journalists to cope with the stresses of their jobs.(Words & Reflections)
  by Drummond, William J.
• Developing word pictures to inform a complex story: 'eighty percent of foreign reporting is about getting there.'.(Words & Reflection)
  by Fleishman, Jeffrey
• Why did California's lights go out? A reporting team looks for answers amid a new and complex electricity market.(Watchdog)
  by Jurgens, Rick
• 'Fields of despair': words and images tell stories of forgotten workers.(End Note)(Editorial)
  by Vallbona, Nuri
• Yevgenia Albats.(1993)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Jan Collins.(1980)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Nieman reunion planned for May 2005.(Nieman Notes)
  by Fiore, Lois
• The risks of independent reporting in Chechnya: by not adhering to government regulations, 'these newspapers are vulnerable to attack from all sides.'.(Words & Reflections)
  by Aliev, Timur
• The press and public misperceptions about the Iraq War: a study looks at whether the press failed in its reporting about the war.(Words & Reflections)
  by Kull, Steven
• A local newspaper invests in a foreign reporting trip: to inform readers about wind farms and energy, The Cape Codder sends a reporter to Denmark.(Journalist's Trade)
  by Leggett, Doreen
• Energy and politics: the stories never end: 'if I could stomach dealing with BTU's and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, my job would never be dull.'.(Journalist's Trade)
  by Kriz, Margaret
• Peter Turnley.(2001)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Kazutami Yamazaki.(1990)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Arun Chacko.(1978)
  by Fiore, Lois
• China and Internet filters: when the reporting of major news organizations is blocked, why not do something about it?(International Journalism)
  by Zittrain, Jonathan
• 'Welcome to hell': a photojournalist records his thoughts during the battle for Grozny.(Words & Reflections)
  by Greene, Stanley
• The Iraq experience poses critical questions for journalists: 'how do we protect against violence while protecting our image as noncombatants? How do we guard against danger without sealing ourselves off?'.(Words & Reflections)
• Being a watchdog of FirstEnergy Corp.: the plain dealer lead the nation's reporting after the massive 2003 blackout.(Watchdog)
  by Van Tassel, Debbie
• Rick Bragg.(1993)
  by Fiore, Lois
• The Blade receives the Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspaper coverage.(Nieman Notes)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Melvin Mencher.(1953)
  by Fiore, Lois
• A scholarly look at war reporting: in assessing coverage of war, contributors look for connections to the daily practice of journalism.(Words & Reflections)
  by Zelizer, Barbie
• The president, press and weapons of mass destruction: 'why has the WMD story been so difficult for the press to investigate and tell?'.(Words & Reflections)
  by Moeller, Susan
• War and terror.(Words & Reflections)
• Using documents to report on mountaintop mining: when coal industry officials and business leaders complain about coverage, 'the only way to counter such pressures is with good, solid reporting.'.(Watchdog)
  by Ward, Ken, Jr.
• Phillip Martin.(1998)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Philip Hilts.(1985)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Shirley Christian.(1974)
  by Fiore, Lois
• International journalism.(Brief Article)
• Journalism and trauma: a long overdue conjunction: covering violence 'chews at the vitality of those who must cover it day after day.'.(Words & Reflections)
  by Simpson, Roger
• Portraits of the wounded: a photojournalist conveys the lives and feelings of those injured in the Iraq War.
  by Berman, Nina
• Keeping reporters and the public in the dark: secret dealmaking creates big challenges for journalists trying to cover the risks and benefits of energy decisions.(Watchdog)
  by McCarthy, Elizabeth
• Marcelo Leite writes that he and his wife, Claudia, "are busily working on our PhD dissertations, both at Unicamp (Universidade Estadual de Campinas).(1998)
  by Fiore, Lois
• The J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project 2004 Awards.(Nieman Notes)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Harold Schmeck.(1954)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Measuring the news media's effectiveness: a new annual report locates plenty of contradictory trends and perceptions.(Words & Reflections)
  by Chinni, Dante
• The psychological hazards of war journalism: a psychiatrist examines how journalists respond to what they witness and report.(Words & Reflections)
  by Feinstein, Anthony
• Telling stories the military doesn't want told: 'Dear Mr. Olmsted, I regret to inform you that we can't honor your request to speak with anyone at Fort Carson....'.(Watchdog)
  by Olmsted, Dan
• Government studies vanish from reporters' view: at the Mobile Register, journalists encounter barriers to reporting on possible hazards and risks of a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal.(Watchdog)
  by Finch, Bill
• Pekka Mykkanen.(2004)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Kevin Noblet.(1991)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Ken Freed brings us up to date on his whereabouts: "Sandra and I moved to Baltimore last year.(1978)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Curator Bob Giles visits Nieman Fellows in South Africa.(Nieman Notes)
  by Fiore, Lois
• When a story inhabits the mind '... I rely on a brave group of Chechen journalists to keep me--and my readers--informed.'.(Words & Reflections)
  by de Waal, Thomas
• The unseen is made visible: Americans see photographs of military coffins, and repercussions follow.(Words & Reflections)
  by Ludtke, Melissa
• Green buildings need sharp-eyed architecture critics: 'like other journalists, architecture critics need to be inquisitive and skeptical about what they see.'.(Journalist's Trade)
  by Gragg, Randy
• Energy stories shouldn't be just the big ones: from reporting in Platts, complexities of energy issues can be woven together.(Journalist's Trade)
  by Karey, Gerald
• Philip Cunningham.(1998)
  by Fiore, Lois
• William Marimow.(1983)
  by Fiore, Lois
• The Stark Collection added to Kovach Library at Walter Lippmann House.(Nieman Notes)
  by Fiore, Lois
• Digging beneath quotes to tell the story: a reporter decides to 'cover what government does instead of what politicians say.'.(Watchdog)
  by Johnston, David Cay
• Images of horror from Fallujah: 'the transparency of angst and indecision about the Fallujah images have been good for journalism.'.(Words & Reflections)
  by Major, Lesa Hatley
• Revealing a reporter's relationship with secrecy and sources: Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman explains how he handles classified information in reporting on war and weapons.(Watchdog)
  by Gellman, Barton
• Terrorism fears thwart journalists' reporting: is the public being well-served by the government's protection of information?(Watchdog)
  by Davis, Joseph A.