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Vol. 56 No. 4<br />
Winter 2002<br />
NIEMAN REPORTS<br />
THE NIEMAN FOUNDATION FOR JOURNALISM AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY<br />
4 Reporting on the INS<br />
5 Investigating What Happens to Refugees in INS Detention BY RICK TULSKY<br />
7 ‘Freedom of the Press Becomes a River Without Water’ BY HERSCHEL P. FINK<br />
9 The People’s Right to Know vs. Government Secrecy BY HILARY BURKE<br />
11 Challenging the Reporting Limits Imposed By the INS BY MARK DOW<br />
13 Why Reporters Should Want to Cover Immigration BY PATRICK J. MCDONNELL<br />
15 Covering the INS in South Florida BY SUSANA BARCIELA<br />
18 Documenting How INS Detainees Are Treated BY STEVEN RUBIN<br />
24 Reporting on Children Held in INS Detention BY CHRIS L. JENKINS<br />
25 The Press Paid Little Attention When the Immigration Act Was Passed BY ANTHONY LEWIS<br />
WATCHDOG<br />
27 The Oregonian Investigates Mistreatment of Foreigners BY RICHARD READ<br />
30 Environment Reporting<br />
32 Complexity in Environment Reporting Is Critical to Public Decision-Making BY PAUL ROGERS<br />
34 The Environment Beat’s Rocky Terrain BY PHILIP SHABECOFF<br />
36 The Beat Is a Tougher One Today BY JAMES BRUGGERS<br />
38 A New Kind of Environment Reporting Is Needed BY JIM DETJEN<br />
40 Environment Journalists Don’t Get Much Respect BY BUD WARD<br />
42 Connecting the Human Condition to Environmental Destruction BY STAN GROSSFELD<br />
45 Missing the ‘Big Story’ in Environment Coverage BY CHARLES ALEXANDER<br />
47 The Environment Beat in the Nation’s Capital BY MARGARET KRIZ<br />
WATCHDOG<br />
49 A Government Agency Impedes Access to Information BY JOSEPH A. DAVIS<br />
51 Journalists Can Be Seduced By Aspects of Risk BY DAVID ROPEIK<br />
53 After September 11, Headlines About Air Quality Were Everywhere BY DAN FAGIN<br />
54 The Press Portrayed the Story as Fish vs. Farmers BY MICHAEL MILSTEIN<br />
56 Photojournalism and Environment Stories BY NATALIE FOBES<br />
61 Connecting Scientific Data to Real Consequences for People BY TOM HENRY<br />
Cover photo by Steven Rubin.