Articles by

Eric Newton

  • Journalism

    Future of the First Amendment 2004

    The Future of the First Amendment, 2004 Edition The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s High School Initiative seeks to encourage students to use the news media, including student journalism, and to better understand and appreciate the First Amendment. As part of the initiative, the foundation funded this “Future of the First Amendment’’ research […]

    Article · April 2, 2006 by

  • Journalism

    Does a 21st century journalist really have a right to complain?

    Eric Newton, director of Knight’s Journalism Initiatives, made the following remarks at the Sixth John S. Knight Fellowships Reunion and Conference at Stanford University on July 9, 2005. He spoke to a crowd of about 100 journalists, mostly alumni of the fellowship program. Newton’s remarks were warmly received, and characterized as ‘optimistic and inspiring’ by […]

    Article · July 15, 2005 by

  • other

    Oakland Tribune Letter by Eric Newton

    DOWNLOAD THE ORIGINAL LETTER AS PDF January 26, 1992 To the Judges: On a quiet Sunday morning in October, Oakland Tribune reporter Janet Byron drove to a small grass fire in the hills. City Editor John Raess got his daughter ready for ballet class. Editor and Publisher Robert Maynard looked at the scaffolding around his […]

    Article · January 26, 1992 by