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’A Blue Island in a Sea of Red,’ or, the Power of Images

by Bernhard S. Debatin, Professor; Director of Tutorial Studies for Journalism

During and after the elections, we’ve seen a lot of maps, and most often, they looked like this:

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November 15, 2008 | comments (0)

What Does Journalism Have to Do with the Financial Crisis?

by Bernhard S. Debatin, Professor; Director of Tutorial Studies for Journalism

Recently, I’ve been thinking a lot about what journalists have to say about the financial crisis. Good economic reporting is rare, but not unheard of.

I love good narrative journalism and one of the best is “This American Life” on NPR. The most fascinating story I heard recently is Another Frightening Show About the Economy, which is not yet available for download, but an abbreviated version is available as

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