The American Editor, October 1997

The rumor factory, Keeping a secret in a profession with only 54,000 people in it is an uphill battle - especially when most of them are trained to uncover secrets, by Deborah Howell
Six degrees of Gregory Favre, by Deborah Howell
It's a small, small world, by Deborah Howell

Where CAR meets good storytelling, Using computers as a tool for researching isn't enough anymore; reporters need to be good storytellers to rise above the increasingly common investigative reports, by Bill Gannon and Ted Sherman
'Privacy right' is closing records nationwide, With the public (and governments!) becoming increasingly enamored of privacy and wary of those who collect information, newsgathering is becoming more difficult, by Thomas Mitchell

'Beyond 2000' goal prompts deliberation, Former president's report contains cogent arguments; some think the Year 2000 Goal should continue as is, others say it should be tied to the percentage of minorities in a paper's area, by Loren Ghiglione

Credibility: A trust that was rarely there, A look at the historical record of the public's trust in newspapers finds that outside of Watergate, the media has rarely had that trust, by Arlene Notoro-Morgan

Has our own malaise reduced our relevance?, Admitting there is a sense of woe in newspapers is the first step; next we must document the symptoms and draw up a cure to this Journalist Anxiety Syndrome, by Phillip J. Milano

Learning to navigate a sea of information, Internet allows people to get mountains of unfiltered, out-of-context information; without gatekeepers (or people who are trained to be skeptical), we may face anarchy, by Chet Raymo

FOIA strategies, tactics for working journalists, Filing Freedom of Information requests can be daunting, but it's becoming easier; here are some tips on filing and overcoming bureaucratic sluggishness, by Michael Ravnitzky

Page-turners they're not; they are great references, These media law books examine cases of interest to all journalists - prior restraint, subpoenas, privacy and access - but it's strictly business, by Linda Lightfoot

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