The prophet’s guide to good journalism
THE OLD TESTAMENT prophet Habakkuk didn’t set out to write a reporter’s primer, but he offers some great advice in his short book. Good journalism can…
A Kodak moment or a kangaroo court?
THERE IS something rather appropriate about a kangaroo serving as an object lesson in not jumping to conclusions. Perhaps, like me, you “aahed” when you first…
From public interest to prurient interest
I’m full of admiration for my journalist peers who risk life, limb, and reputation to report on things that people with power don’t want the world…
Sometimes it’s best to turn away
I have long held that many Christians are far too namby-pamby when it comes to bad news. They avoid the unpleasant realities of the world as…
The new communication tightrope: between caution and carelessness
There’s not a long line of people holding numbers and awaiting their turn, but whenever someone asks me whether I think technology has changed the media…
Lazy dogs and neutered news
As a third-generation journalist, I grew up hearing stories about how they used to do things in the old days. One of my favorites was about…
There’s still a place for a true record
Historians face a challenging future. Anyone trying to make sense tomorrow of what went on today will need high-level search skills and a healthy dose of…
A Miley marker week for journalism
What do you call a week in which the two biggest news items are the fiftieth anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream”…
A safety aide for news-watchers
WITH MORE AND more people watching the news than reading it, the time has come to adopt and adapt a safety feature of the auto industry.…
The prince and the paparazzi: Christmas in July
Most journalists say that there’s only a handful of different stories to be written, and after a while all you do is change the names and…
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