Virtually unknown until the Swiss bank Julius Baer tried to censor it for publishing allegations of financial hanky-panky, a website called Wikileaks has catapulted to fame as a potential tool for journalists... and those who leak to them.

Can the public be trusted with information about drugs in their drinking water?

"News is what people want to keep hidden - and everything else is publicity." Bill Moyers made famous that maxim he gleaned from a Texas mentor.

In this issue: From ink to Internet: Journalists write into the blogoshere; Testing Chicago fish opens door into big national story...for the complete hotlinked table of contents, click the journal cover.

In this issue: A dozen (or more) TV stories to sell your news manager for sweeps; Old-fashioned reporting turns good stories to gold...for the complete hotlinked table of contents, lick on the journal cover.

 

In this issue: The 'unreadable' thing: John McPhee on the craft of writing; Top TV reporters don't fear the technical...for the complete hotlinked table of contents, click on the journal cover.

 

TRI tension: Pollution database is imperfect, but a great source; Top e-beat reporter: Make readers regain curiosity...for the complete hotlinked table of contents, click on the journal cover.

EPA made public the latest year's data from the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) February 21, 2008, catching a few journalists by surprise, as usual.

The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, ruled Feb. 15, 2008, that the public had a legitimate interest in data from some previously unreleased Agriculture Department databases - clearing the way for their release.