American Journalism Review | Maynard Institute
"Apparently there was a growing communication about it on the web and on radio, but it didn't reach our attention until later," says Washington Post executive editor
Leonard Downie Jr. "Then when it did reach our attention ... it took a while to nail it down."
Raquel Christie writes that when the media finally jumped on the Jena story, "they often took it as it was told to them. They let the citizens do much of the journalism, instead of piecing it together for themselves." || Related
Howard Witt interview.
