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January/February 2000 CONTENTS New This Issue Counterpoint David Hall denounces CJR survey of best American newspapers as a pointless exercise in triviality. Expert Witness Dr. Herbert Pardes, New York Presbyterian Hospital chief executive, talks about medical journalism with CJR’s Neil Hickey. Cover Story/Sports Journalism The ex-sportswriter Gene Collier tells why he quit writing sports and went elsewhere to look for heroes. The fan Michael Shapiro focuses on Pete Rose and Jim Gray, and why sports really matter. The photographer Mannie Millan searches for unique images in his sports photography. The reporter Bill Plaschke describes a threatening moment andoffers some locker-room guidelines. Women sportswriters They are still "dumb broads" to some. The king Jim Shea profiles ESPN, the most powerful force in sports journalism and perhaps sports itself. The owner Mike Gartner tells what it is like to switch from being a newspaper editor to a minor league baseball owner. What’s in a name? The stadium as marketing device. Articles The Best Magazine Editors CJR's panel picks the ten best — and five more to watch. And CJR's magazine columnist, Marshall Loeb, tells what makes a great editor. The Newhouse Way When good editors come together with the Newhouse management philosophy, better newspapers result. Brent Cunningham reports. Lessons from Los Angeles James Risser assesses dramatic events at the Los Angeles Times. With a crisis chronology and a report on the origins of the newsroom "wall." Campaign Watch Christopher Hanson chronicles the start of the silly season for politicians and the media, particularly the baiting of "beta" Al Gore. Don’t Touch that Quote A specially commissioned poll finds that a majority of journalists oppose quote-tampering of almost any sort. A Journalist’s Life "You have to decide" — on the job with a news director in mid-Missouri. How They Got That Story The Philadelphia Inquirer fought through a police cover-up to report on countless rape complaints, buried to improve statistics. The Departments letters • currents • Watchdog (darts & laurels) • lower case Voices/Books James Boylan • Piers Brendon • Evan Cornog • Lawrence K. Grossman • Mike Hoyt • Andrew Kohut • James Ledbetter • Geneva Overholser   cjr  |  archive  |  resources  |  contact  |  search  |  subscribe