July/August 2003
Table of Contents
Special
Report: Perspectives on the Times
- Flooding The Zone
Covering the Times in trouble. By Paul D. Colford - Fixing the System
Speaking truth to power. By Evan Jenkins - Operating Manual
The drive for diversity, and those who derail it. By Linda Wallace - The Romenesko Factor
Every revolution needs a soapbox. By Susan E. Tifft - Destigmatizing Errors
Who makes mistakes? You do. By Ariel Hart - Blair's Victims
You're misrepresented by the Times. What do you do? By Adeel Hassan - The Disconnect
The real reason to worry about the Blair Affair. By Richard C. Wald.
Articles
- Toward a
New Ideal
Rethinking objectivity in a world of spin. By Brent Cunningham - The Avenger
Seymour Hersh, then and now. By Scott Sherman - 'A Thousand Flowers'
Borzou Daragahi on Iraq's emerging media - Recovery Plan
Judith Matloff explores what went wrong at Reuters
Voices
- Christopher Hanson
What the Jessica Lynch legend was really about - Liza Featherstone
Parallel universes at the Times on WMDs - Janet Kolodzy
Convergence: an opportunity, not a curse - Mark Thompson
Let's get real about jail time - Jason Vest
Essay: the spymaster gets a pass
Currents
- The Inquirer: A New Boss, a Tough Job
Lundy's sudden exit leaves a newsroom guessing - 'Blograising' Begins
But will readers pay up?
Books
- The Mammoth Book
Of Journalism
Edited by Jon E. Lewis. Reviewed by Mitchell Stephens - La Face Cachée
Du Monde (The Hidden Face Of Le Monde)
By Pierre Péan and Philippe Cohen. Reviewed by Mark Hunter - Book Reports
By James Boylan
Departments
- Spotlight: FCC
- Comment: As the Jayson Blair debate makes clear, we still need diversity programs
- Darts & Laurels
- Language Corner
- Technology Corner
- Letters
- Opening Shot
- American Newsroom: National Public Radio
- The Lower Case



