September/October 2002
Table of Contents
Special
Report: Washington 2002
- Wartime Capital
Ted Gup surveys the altered landscape of D.C. journalism - Barbarians at the
Plate
A lament for the Washington dinner party. By Roxanne Roberts - Solid
The National Journal's post-September 11 appeal. By Lorraine Adams - Look Who's Talking
Political talk shows pursue the official few. By Liz Cox - Sunday Echoes
By Laura Neilson - Revolving Doors
By Adeel Hassan - Money Talks
By Seth Stephens - Disappearing Bureaus
Who needs a reporter in D.C.? By Steve Piacente - Attitude Adjustment
The Washington media's image is heading south again. By Andrew Kohut
Centerfold: Planet Washington
- Stability
Donald Graham's Washington Post. By Scott Sherman - Growing the Company
News is a shrinking part of the pie. By Michael Scherer - Right Hook
The Washington Times's Role. By Dante Chinni - Clout
Why Big TV will win the fight over free airtime. By Neil Hickey - Follow the Money
Untangling campaign finance gets harder. By Michael Scherer - Oversight
Agencies keep fading from the news, and 9/11 didn't help. By Trudy Lieberman - Eternal Washington
Charles Peters on the enduring Beltway culture - Animal Tales
A window into another side of the city. By Christopher Hanson
Articles
- Role Model
Robert I. Friedman's courage and character. By Murray Polner - Afghanistan Journal
The story the fast-moving press passed by — and why. By Michael Massing - Journalism and
Genocide
A landmark case raises the issue: Can words kill? By Dina Temple-Raston
Currents
- In Review
Sliding on the Bubble - Middle East
Lifting a Veil on the Arab Press - Public Radio
Firewalls and Funding - Law
Who's a Reporter? - The Web
Unlock those Links
Voices
- Hilary Macht Felgran and Ann Hettinger
Hormone Replacement Hype - Victoria Clarke
The Military-Media Relationship - John Lenger
Search-Engine Journalism - Geneva Overholser
Ignoring Answers - Tori Peglar
Essay: My Reluctant Expose
Book Reviews
- How to Lose Friends
and Alienate People
By Toby Young. Reviewed by Christopher Isenberg - The Other Face
of Public Television
By Roger P. Smith. Reviewed by Lawrence K. Grossman - Viewers Like You?
How Public TV Failed the People
By Laurie Ouellette. Reviewed by Lawrence K. Grossman - Book Reports
By James Boylan
Departments
- Darts & Laurels
- Language Corner: Hyphens
- Technology Corner: Better Googling
- Letters
- The Lower Case
