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Journalism Articles
U.S. government expels legitimate
reporters
In May, nine legitimate journalists were stopped while trying to
enter a country. They were repeatedly questioned, fingerprinted,
searched, handcuffed and held overnight in cells. Then they were
deported to their countries of origin without being given a chance
to appeal the decision, or even to apply for a temporary visa on
the spot. The country? The United States. The reason the journalists
were here? To cover a video game conference.
Quill Subscription
Required (July 2003)
'I'm addicted to war': A former
war buff embarks on her own 12 step program
My name is Maria, and I’m addicted to war. I had my first taste
of combat shortly after I turned 23, in the former Soviet republic
of Georgia. From then on, war was my constant companion, friend
and spiritual adviser. Whenever I returned from a war zone, I would
immediately start planning my next trip out. The last time I returned
from a war zone was eight years ago, and for all of those eight
years I’ve been preparing for my next combat assignment.
Quill
Subscription Required (March 2003)
Looking for Online Dollars:
News providers are finding ways to make their Web sites profitable
The Internet boom brought with it a set of buzzwords for the
online news industry – “page views,” “eyeballs,”
“site visitors.” Back in those heady days of the year
2000, the goal was to get as many visitors as possible. Those publishers
who thought the idea of giving away content was crazy put up “brochure-ware”
sites, or stayed out of the game altogether.
Quill Subscription
Required (May 2002)
Avoiding the Spin Cycle: Relationships
with PR people can be useful -- when used correctly
Most journalists are confronted with public relations professionals
in the course of their work, sometimes on a daily basis. The relationship
between reporter and public relations person is a difficult one,
but, if used appropriately, it can enhance the reporter's coverage...
Quill(April 2002)
Ethics and war
Since Sept. 11, American journalists have been walking a fine
ethical line. On the one hand, there are grim warnings about spilling
military secrets, undermining national security and consorting with
the enemy. On the other hand, there’s the fear that journalists
aren’t doing their jobs...
Quill
(December 2001)
Tips for the Job Hunt
When jobs are scare, you might have to change your expectations.
Quill (May 2001)
The Bottom Line:
Layoffs in the Newspaper Industry
As the U.S. economy slows down, journalists find their work - and
sometimes their jobs -- being sacrificed in the name of greater
profits. Why are things so bad now -- and what toll has bottom-line
thinking already taken?
Quill (May 2001)
Making Digital History: Election 2000
As online news sites were recording history
this election, they were also making it. Record numbers of people
went online for news, marking the first true test of the medium.
Quill
(January 2001)
CNN
to cut 400 jobs
In a trend among prominent media companies, CNN announced a reorganization
plan today in the wake of the AOL-Times Warner merger that includes
the elimination of 400 jobs, or almost 10% of its workforce.
Computerworld News (January
2001)
TV
Tower Fire Sparks Net Use in Russia
When a broadcast tower fire threw several Moscow television stations
off the air, many would-be TV viewers turned to the Internet, doubling
and even tripling traffic to some sites.
Computerworld News (September
2000)
Tightening the Seams
The Jelly Roll Morton package on the Chicago Tribune Web site,
chicagotribune.com, includes not only the text of the original article
but also video interviews, an interactive time line, a photo gallery,
and, of course, music recordings.
Quill (March 2000)
The Web
Factor
White the Pioneer Valley still lags behind other areas of the country
in terms of Internet marketing, it is expected to do a good deal
of catching up in 2000. This will bring both opportunities and challenges
for the region's advertising and marketing firms, who, like their
clients, are adapting to a new way of doing business.
BusinessWest Feature
Article, Feb. 2000
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This is a picture I took while covering
then-president Boris Yeltsin's assault on the Russian White
House, where the conservative congressmen were holed up.
I was there for most of the fight, at one point being
pinned down by snipers behind a very large concrete post.
Shortly before that, I and a couple dozen other journalists
were gathered at the top of a wide flight of stairs leading
up to an entrace to the building, expecting one of the deputies
to come out and give a statement. Instead, machine gun bullets
sprayed us and the crowd gathered behind us. I flew over
the side of the stairs and survived bones and camera intact.
Others weren't as lucky. At night, the air was alive with
the tracks of tracer bullets -- they criss crossed the air
like glowing raindrops during an extremely strong wind.
This was in downtown Moscow, on a workday. There were people
gathered behind every building, hoping for a break in the
shooting so they could get home from work.
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