Extra! May/June 2000

Articles available online:
Colombia's Cocaine Shell Game
Media are leading the U.S. into a civil war in the name of the
By Peter Hart

Genetic Gambling
Media fail to present real issues of bioengineering
By Karen Charman

The Commercialization of Children's Public Television
PBS's ads sell toys, drugs and junk food to your kids
By Kimberly Pohlman

Think Tanks: The Rich Get Richer
Think Tank Spectrum, 1998-99
By Michael Dolny

In Rape Debate, Controversy Trumps Credibility
'Natural' sexual assault theory 'irresistible' to profit-driven media
By Jennifer L. Pozner

Statistical Bias
Journalists find 'comfort' after the Diallo killing
By John L. Hess

Articles only available in print:
No Facts Please, We're Journalists
Van Jones on the Police Brutality Epidemic
Statistical Bias
Missing the Chile Story at the New York Times
Checkbook Analysis
The Rich Get Richer
When Copyright Goes Wrong