Opinion

The Strange Questions Journalists Ask

Is it possible they heard the same speech?

Why I Asked Jesse Jackson About the Media

Rev. Jesse Jackson at Union College.RELATED ARTICLE“The Strange Questions Journalists Ask”– Richard L. FoxI am a political animal, so the presence of Jesse Jackson on my campus held out the…

Blurring the Lines Hurts Journalism

My message has to do with journalism. It has to do with why, according to the polls, we are now down there with the lawyers, the Congress and the child…

‘The Monica Thing’

How would Scotty Reston and his generation of Washington reporters have handled the story? His biographer looks for answers.

Searching for Facts in a Sea of Speculation

Two journalists sift through the evidence of scandal coverage.

Essay

The separation of business and news is only about 100 years old. In 1800 the most common name for an American newspaper was The Advertiser. Take that literally. Not advertising…

Excerpt From Remarks

Before you can discuss what might be done [with newspapers] you have to look at the business proposition that you’re dealing with…. The people who own these journalistic institutions, by…

Excerpt From Remarks

There has been more than a little talk lately about how well the editorial and business sides of journalism work together. Since I am at least in part the cause…

Essay

“The chief business of the American people is business.” So it was back in 1925 when President Calvin Coolidge offered that now famous aphorism about America’s fevered, overreaching economy in…

Essay

Once upon a time the editor of a daily newspaper edited.There’s little risk of that happening now. The top newsroom manager probably has a title like vice president and executive…