| International media – Presidential debate II
COMMENTARY
The overseas press: An around-the-world sampling has Obama as the debate winner on points; the Times of India says the entire world has a stake in the election outcome and wants more from both candidates.

`The system stinks` | Health insurance from an employer's viewpoint
COMMENTARY
Alan Jacobs, the boss of the Isaac’s Deli chain in southeastern Pennsylvania, is part of the single-payer drive in that state. Right now, he says, health care “incentives are upside down.” (Second of two articles.)

I.F. Stone Medal | 'Power and money and celebrity can blind you' COMMENTARY John Walcott, winner of the I.F. Stone Medal for Journalistic Independence for his Knight-Ridder bureau's coverage of the run-up to the war in Iraq, describes how his team 'sought out the dissidents, and we listened to them, instead of serving as stenographers to high-ranking officials and Iraqi exiles.' He warns: 'Instead of being members of the Fourth Estate, too many Washington reporters have been itching to move up an estate or two.' And he argues against the notion that truth 'can be found midway between the two opposing poles of any argument.'

| In Pennsylvania, churches back single payer
COMMENTARY
Morton Mintz relays comments by the director of Public Advocacy of the Pennyslvania Council of Churches holding that health care ”is very much an issue for the faith community.” (First of Two Articles)

The 2008 financial crisis | In the future, get information in time to prevent a crisis
COMMENTARY
This is a job for serious experts. We’ve got them in academia. Let’s put them to work in Washington in an organized, watchdog fashion.

A survey | Fight spin. Don't be afraid. Know your subject
COMMENTARY
Nieman fellows urge reporters to get back to basics in covering the next White House administration. (Second of two parts)

One exception: Knight Ridder | The press gets a low grade for pre-Iraq war reporting
COMMENTARY
In a new Nieman Watchdog survey, in part a post mortem on an immensely important period for journalism, Nieman fellows in the U.S. and around the world are highly critical of the main American news organizations. (First of two parts.)

The Overseas Press | First Obama-McCain debate seen as 'forgettable'
COMMENTARY| September 272, 2008
The overseas press: There's positive and negative commentary about both candidates. The Telegraph said, 'McCain throws punches, Obama talks of a better world.' For some, body language was an issue.

A silver-lining to this cloud? | Long-range issues in resolving the financial crisis
COMMENTARY
Among the questions: Who exactly needs to be bailed out; are state pension funds damaged in your area; will programs be cut and taxes raised; will mortgages be modified so that people stay in their houses?

The overseas press | International media are critical of McCain
COMMENTARY
The overseas press: A sampling of opinion in Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Canada shows harsh views of McCain’s response to the financial crisis. Some say that, as a result, he has handed the election to Obama.

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