Written by leading professional journalists and classroom-tested at schools of journalism, Thinking Clearly is designed to provoke conversation about the issues that shape the production and presentation of the news in the twenty-first century. These case studies depict real-life moments when people working in the news had to make critical decisions. Bearing on questions of craft, ethics, competition, and commerce, they cover a range of topics—the commercial imperatives of newsroom culture, standards of verification, the competition of public and private interests, including the question of privacy—in a variety of key episodes: Watergate, the Richard Jewell case, John McCain's 2000 presidential campaign, and the Columbine shooting, among others.
- Contents
- Editors’ Note ix
- Introduction, James W. Carey 1
- 1. McCarthyism, 1950–1954, John Herbers 6
- 2. Internet Journalism and the Starr Investigation, J. D. Lasica 23
- 3. Columbine School Shooting: Live Television Coverage, Alicia C. Shepard 57
- 4. Minnesota Basketball Cheating Case, Geneva Overholser 82
- 5. The Massacre in El Mozote, Stanley Meisler 110
- 6. Watergate, James M. Perry 147
- 7. New Orleans Times-Picayune Series on Racism, Jack Nelson 183
- 8. John McCain’s 2000 Presidential Campaign: Political Reporting, Jon Margolis 220
- About the Authors 263
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