1964 James H. McCartney, a longtime Washington correspondent and columnist who specialized in foreign affairs and defense policy, died at his home in Florida on May 6th from cancer. He was 85. During 33 years as a Washington journalist, he … Read more
D. Parvaz, freed in May after 19 days of captivity in Syria and then Iran, wrote a postscript to the accompanying essay, which she had written before her detention. RELATED ARTICLE … Read more
‘… people show up on days off, come in early and leave late often without being asked, because not being in the newsroom when major stories break seems inconceivable.’ Read more
Max Hall, 1910-2011; Longtime Editor at Harvard and AuthorRELATED LINK Read his obituary in The Boston Globe.Max Hall, NF ’50, died January 12th in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was 100 … Read more
‘In the capital’s cafés and elegant drawing rooms open criticism of the state was soundly rejected on the funny logic that war must be won at all costs.’ Read more
Investigative Reporter Craig R. McCoy Honored With I.F. Stone Medal Craig R. McCoy, who has exposed injustice and corruption during almost three decades as a reporter for The Philadelphia Inquirer; is the … Read more