Extra! January/February 1999

Articles available online:
Affirmative Action Coverage Ignores Women—and Discrimination
A six-month study of media coverage
By Janine Jackson

Steven Emerson's Crusade
Why is a journalist pushing questionable stories from behind the scenes?
By John F. Sugg

FCC's Interference Argument Grounded
Commercial Radio, Not Micropower, Is More Frequent Hazard for Aviation
By Tracy Jake Siska and Dharma Bilotta-Dailey

Murder in Java
Psychological warfare and the New York Times
By Peter Dale Scott

The Ever-Present Yet Nonexistent Poor
For Heritage's Poverty Expert, Numbers Mean What He Says They Mean
By Seth Ackerman

Drive-By Journalism
Rolling Stone's glam-crime reports misrepresent young people--and America's violence problem
By Mike Males

Scholarly Publications Hold Universities Hostage
Monopoly on journals causes prices to soar
By Nancy Kranich

Articles only available in print:
Scholarly Publishers Hold Universities Hostage
Living Up To A Legacy
Cancer Prevention or Drug Promotion?
Telling the Real Story of Youth and Crime
No News Is Bad News