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November / December 2007

Articles

Essay
Rights and Wrongs
The most common words in politics can be the most deceptive
By Aryeh Neier
Essay
Orwell Abuse
Orwell: muse, not model
By David Rieff
Essay
'Surge,' Meet 'Escalation'
The fight for clarity in language: a case study
By Geoffrey Cowan
Feature
If You Build It...
The Journal-Constitution gambles on a digitally driven makeover
By Julia M. Klein
Essay
The Limits of Clear Language
Orwell worried about polluted language, but polluted information is more toxic
By Nicholas Lemann
Feature
Musharraf's Monster
In Pakistan, independent TV is young, powerful, and biting the hand that fed it
By Shahan Mufti
Essay
The Rhetoric Beat
Why journalism needs one
By Brent Cunningham
Essay
Rights and Wrongs
The most common words in politics can be the most deceptive
By Aryeh Neier

Ideas + Reviews

The Research Report
Who Hates the Press?
From Watergate to the present, confidence in the media has been spiraling down
By Michael Schudson & Danielle Haas
Review
Brief Encounters
Short reviews of books: the AP, the I. Lewis Libby trial, White House communications, and abuses of civil liberties
By James Boylan
Review
Parting Shot
WFB shores up his place in the establishment
By Victor Navasky
Review
Cowboys and Damsels
Susan Faludi oversimplifies post-9/11 America
By Bree Nordenson
Q and A
The New Health-Care Debate
1992 echoes loudly, but today's story isn't just back to the future
By Trudy Lieberman
Second Read
The Unvanquished
Marshall Frady and the dime-store rascals of southern politics
By Scott Sherman
Review
Brief Encounters
Short reviews of books about the AP, the I. Lewis Libby trial, White House communications, and abuses of civil liberties
By James Boylan

Departments

Darts and Laurels
Laurel to The Principia Pilot
Send tips and comments to dartsandlaurels@cjr.org
By Clint Hendler
Short Takes
The Big Picture
Movie journalists get an image makeover
By Megan Garber
Editorial
Iraq and the Cost of Coverage
Serious stories, serious money
By The Editors
On the Contrary
The War Expert
Wrong, wrong, wrong again. But the media still want Ken Pollack
By Michael Massing
The Research Report
Who Hates the Press?
From Watergate to the present, confidence in the media has been spiraling down
By Michael Schudson and Danielle Haas
Darts and Laurels
Laurel to The Principia Pilot
Send tips and comments to dartsandlaurels@cjr.org
By Clint Hendler

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