Issue 1: January/February

January/February 2006

Table of Contents

Articles

  • Those Liberal J-Schools Nicholas Lemann makes the case against ideological engineering.
  • A Way Out? How private investors could set newspapers free from Wall Street's short-term shackles. By Douglas McCollam
  • My Plame Problem — And Yours A reporter who has tangled with two prosecutors considers the difference a decade makes. By Timothy M. Phelps.
  • Miami Noir A tale of two cities, and the day they collided. By Tom Austin
  • The Next Generation Why high schools, especially poor ones, are losing their journalism programs — and how we can help. By Kiera Butler
  • The Cost of Freedom A series of brutal attacks has left the proud Lebanese press looking over its shoulder. By Rebecca Sinderbrand
  • The Secret Life of a Letter to the Editor An e-mail exchange offers a glimpse into how The New Yorker handles complaints, and raises questions about what journalists owe their sources.

Commentary

  • Editorial How the press could lead the debate over America’s next move in Iraq.
  • Voices Leah Nelson finds journalism in a mental hospital, and Joel Simon explains how the fear of hate speech is being exploited in Africa.
  • Darts & Laurels NBC’s unreality shows, church and state in Toledo, and more. By Gloria Cooper
  • State of the Art A columnist takes on Baltimore’s drug problem. By Daniel Schulman
  • Scene Russ Baker tries on the new Pajamas Media and finds it a little loose.

Ideas & Reviews

  • Essay Why writing with a sense of place takes time — and why it’s worth it. By Robert D. Kaplan
  • Second Read Ted Conover on Stanley Booth’s The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones, and the need to take risks as a writer.
  • Reviews In the Time of Madness by Richard Lloyd Parry; Wars Within: The Story of Tempo, an Independent Magazine in Soeharto’s Indonesia by Janet Steele. Reviewed by Lawrence Pintak
    Watching Wal-Mart: Liza Featherstone reviews four documentaries: Is Wal-Mart Good for America?; The Age of Wal-Mart; Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price; and Why Wal-Mart Works (And Why That Makes Some People Crazy).
  • Book Reports By James Boylan

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