World & Nation
Stung by criticism that they either ignore minorities or cover them in a negative, superficial and sensationalized fashion, a number of major newspapers around the country have made serious efforts to present a more balanced picture of minority life.
Dec. 12, 1990
The buses rumble up to the Washington Monument, one after another, discharging respectful Americans onto a green and ordered landscape.
July 2, 1995
Every weekday morning, in big-city newspaper offices throughout America, editorial writers sit down to discuss what formal positions the papers should take the next day on a wide range of issues.
March 26, 1985
News: It’s the first rough draft of history. Sometimes very, very rough.
Jan. 17, 2018
Outbursts of hatred and outpourings of gratitude have been among the responses to a new national gay columnist and her stories about gay and lesbian concerns.
Oct. 25, 1992
Jesse B.
Dec. 11, 1990
‘Redskins’ are now called ‘Pigskins’ in Washington newspaper
Oct. 22, 2012
With Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic calling it “the day of our determination, the day of our hope,” Bosnia’s government agreed Friday to relinquish most civilian authority to a Muslim-Croat federation.
Nov. 11, 1995
Entertainment & Arts
The Los Angeles Times won a Pulitzer Prize for spot news reporting Tuesday for its coverage of the second, most devastating day of the riots that rocked the city a year ago.
April 14, 1993
When Rock Hudson died in October, 1985, USA Today published an editorial that said, “With Hudson’s death, many of us are realizing that AIDS is not a ‘gay plague’ but everybody’s problem.”
Dec. 21, 1987