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Focuses on the Chinese publication "Caijing," a business journal published twice monthly and reports on government and corporate corruption. Comments from the journal's editor, Hu Shuli, regarding never crossing the line that will prompt the government to close down the publication; Reasons why the Chinese government is granting greater latitude and press freedoms to business news outlets and media; Comments from Western observers regarding the journal, suggesting it is the best at what it does in China yet has toned down its investigations into government practices; Exposé's published in "Caijing" that received widespread attention China.

Four nonprofit groups devoted to investigative journalism will have their work distributed by The Associated Press, The A.P. will announce on Saturday, greatly expanding their potential audience and helping newspapers fill the gap left by their own shrinking resources. Starting on July 1, the A.P. will deliver work by the Center for Public Integrity, the Investigative Reporting Workshop at American University, the Center for Investigative Reporting, and ProPublica to the 1,500 American newspapers that are A.P. members, which will be free to publish the material. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article comments on the need of prosecutors to stop intimidating the journalists in Germany. It is stated that initiation of proceedings against the mass media in retaliation for their publishing is not admissible in the German society that is proud of its press freedoms. It is opined that attempts to stop the reporting of rendition, the practice of loading terrorism suspects into planes and secretly flying them to other places for torture, works against public interest.

Features investigative reporter Seymour M. Hersh. Subjects of reporting; Awards and criticisms received; Articles wrote.

Reports that Martin Bashir, the British television journalist whose exclusive 2003 interview with Michael Jackson attracted some of the biggest television audiences of the season in both the U.S. and Great Britain, is close to a deal to move to the ABC News department. Details surrounding the negotiations; Details on the success of the reports done by the journalist.

Discusses the implications of all-consuming news stories in American culture. Experience of the author being caught up in a news drama involving 'The New York Times'; Discussion of elements that are central to these stories; Coverage of the 'New York Times' scandal; Role of the Internet; Destructive side of such a news story.

Focuses on the difficulties of accurately reporting the story about the alleged affair between United States President Bill Clinton and former White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Role of sensationalism, speculation and hype in the story; Basis of stories on unidentified sources; Questionable character of the principal characters combined with the salacious aspect of the story.