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Journalism for the 21st Century: The Jon Stewart Effect
In the 1970s, Sander Vanocur told me something I've been thinking about ever since. The political satire in Johnny Carson's monologue, he said, defined heartland political issues ( Read more... ) -
Why the WaPo Is Imploding: Failure of Vision
What has struck me throughout the reporting process is that, at every turn, the Post has taken a prudent approach and made reasonable choices. The company is exceedingly cautious. It holds no debt. It is in a relatively good financial position as a stand-alone company, despite the losses at Kaplan. Graham is interested in new media and willing to ( Read more... ) -
Notes on How to Cover News for the 21st Century
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Morning Glory Fountain
In what turned out to be my darkest hour, 1981, I glimpsed, in the Newark Street Community Garden in northwest D.C. a morning glory fountain. It was just morning glories planted in a wire tomato cone. It was jammed and exploding with blooms, and the tips of the winding vines spread from the small end at the top of the cone out into the air, looking ( Read more... ) -
Saviour, Pass Me Not
I've been on this regime since October 2010. In Buddhist or cognitive therapy terms, it is thought-switching. Two gigantic miracles have taken place, not explicitly the ones I was asserting, but ones which substantially changed my life for the better ( Read more... ) -
Slow News Day
Thursdays are always a big day in the journalism world. It is the day of the week when the femme edition of the New York Times comes out, with both Styles and Home sections full of ads for weekend shoppers ( Read more... )
