CJR Issue 1: January/February 2005

January/February 2005

The Howler's Quiet Moment
Media scourge Bob Somerby glances back at 2004 and ahead to his next crusade. By Steve Twomey
Tin Soldier
How a rogue “terror-fighter” used the press for profit and glory. By Mariah Blake
Blog-gate
Yes, CBS screwed up in “Memogate,” but so did those who covered the affair. By Corey Pein
The Paradox of Pink
The Serbian media are haunted by the past and uncertain about the future — all, that is, but trashy TV Pink. By Jared Manasek

Editorial Holding political power to account is not some liberal plot.
Voices
Mark I. Pinsky gets religion, and Judith Matloff makes the case for embargoing kidnap stories.
Darts & Laurels
Exit-poll hypocrisy, cover ads, and more. By Gloria Cooper
State of the Art
Into the Breach...Ride the Nation's Ombudsmen By Gloria Cooper

Essay: Let's Blame the Readers
Is it possible to do great journalism if the public does not care? By Evan Cornog
Caste and Class at The Washington Post
Graham, Bradlee, and a butcher’s son. By Ivan G. Goldman
Second Read
Dale Maharidge revisits James Agee’s Let Us Now Praise Famous Men.
Review
Reporting from Washington: The History of the Washington Press Corps by Donald A. Ritchie. Reviewed by Christopher Hanson
Book Reports By James Boylan
Scene: Chewing the Q’at
What keeps Yemen’s opposition journalists going By Geoffrey Craig