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Fall 2012: Class Notes

1946Robert Manning, an influential editor of The Atlantic Monthly, died of lymphoma at a hospital in Boston on September 28th. He was 92.Read his obituary from The Boston Globe.Manning was…

The Magician’s Daughter

Her childhood secrets are nothing like yours.

Good Girls Don’t

After suing Newsweek for sex discrimination, some women ran up against their own timidity.

The Fighter

An impassioned believer in the battle for Algerian independence had a few blind spots.

The Big Chill

The Obama administration is operating amid unprecedented secrecy—while attacking journalists trying to tell the public what they need to know.
Developing Notions

Developing Notions

Chronicling a family’s life for 35 years holds many lessons about what does and does not change over time.

An Ode to Readers’ Quirks

Being one click away from anyone who wants to weigh in on your looks or any number of subjects has its ups and downs.

Inside the Rings

‘The first rule of Olympic journalism is that no one should ever feel sorry for anyone assigned to cover the games.’

Truth and Consequences

Reflecting on presidential campaign coverage before and after ‘The Boys on the Bus’

Public Works

ProPublica’s Stephen Engelberg on what makes his year and the perils of philanthropy