May 5, 2007
   
 
 

Gringo Gazettes: Growth in Costa Rica's English-speaking population spurs a media boom, by Meg Yamamoto

The World From the Hill: A Senate fellowship provides renewed faith in the power of journalism, by Laura Kellams

Manhood in the Media: A Knight fellow examines the popular portrayal of maleness and masculinity, by Mike Swift

The Art of Criticism: The world's stage goes beyond New York City for Montana critic, by Joe Nickell

So Long, Friend: MJR's Q & A with Seattle Times photojournalist Alan Berner on one of his most difficult assignments, chronicling the journey of one man's losing battle with hepatitis C

Feedback: Embracing new ideas is an important reality for today's journalists, by Robbie Morganfield

News Never Sleeps: Continuous news means continuous breaking coverage for The Washington Post, by Lexie Verdon

The Ugly American: How the United States can salvage its image in the world, by Henriette Lowisch

Jailhouse Journalism: Chicago Tribune reporters lend time and talent to help produce a jail newspaper

A Unique Classroom, by Rex W. Huppke

Lessons Learned Behind Bars, by Jon Yates and Angela Rozas

The Challenges of Rural Journalism:

The Truth & Other Howlers: In the West's environmental wars, truth is often the first casualty, by John Rember

Introducing the Non-profit Newspaper Hybrid: The corporation for public community newspapers creates a new business model for hometown papers, by John Q. Murray

Cowflops and Cowtowns: Urban journalist remembers rural stories and sagebrush survival, by Gwen Florio

Peaks and Valleys: Geography keeps the news away from rural Kyrgyzstan, by Kubanychbek Taabaldiev

Creating a News Network: A team of University of Montana students and professors are building a new kind of journalism in the rural communities of Montana, by Eleena Fikhman

Kids, Cattle, Grain, Minerals and Journalism: Community support keeping the signal alive at a rural radio station, by Mike Stebleton

I've Read Every Sheet: A poem to the tune of Geoff Mack's "I've Been Everywhere" including a performance by the MJR staff, by Dennis Swibold