Amid concern about the credibility of the press and the future of the printed newspaper, fairness continues to resonate as an important journalistic value. The Nieman Foundation recently recognized three newspapers for “exemplary examples of fairness.” Each of the entries presented stories that dealt with different dimensions of fairness. Together, they demonstrate the complexity of [...]

The news that North Korea has agreed to a grand bargain of dismantling its nuclear weapons program in exchange for new international relationships and fuel can be seen in stark contrast to the U.S. handling of the prospect of diplomatic engagement with Iran. So, too, does the news coverage offer a similar contrast. The press [...]

The predictable reaction to a story reporting that New York Times Supreme Court reporter Linda Greenhouse had expressed personal opinions in a speech at Harvard last June raises intriguing thoughts about the meaning of journalistic objectivity. Her comments raised questions over the paper’s ethical guidelines, which discourage news staffers from “expressing views beyond what they [...]