Nieman curator Howard Simons used to tease our class of ’77 about the number of members who abandoned journalism. Mel Goo became a lawyer; Dolly Katz, an epidemiologist. Al Larkin stayed at The Boston Globe, but switched to the business … Read more
The Black press has powered political action and lifted spirits as it chronicled achievements, aspirations, and challenges. Such was its power that some Southern towns banned the sale of Black papers in an effort to stem the Great Migration. Coverage … Read more
It was a battle for the ages and a template for today. The most loathed of U.S. Senator Joe McCarthy’s press prey in the early days of his Red-baiting crusade was America’s best-read journalist, Andrew Russell “Drew” Pearson. Read more
When Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Jeff Gammage writes an article on the immigration beat, he often thinks about the history of the city he covers. Philadelphia, the first U. S. capital, has always been a city of immigrants, from Germans … Read more
I never dreamed of being a journalist. I came to this profession without studying it in college, guided by my love for the written word. I had studied history at the university, and always imagined that choice would lead me … Read more
We all know the gladiatorial press-pol narrative of this year’s presidential campaign: Donald Trump bashes journalists, then banishes them, while Hillary Clinton ducks, parries, and emphatically stays on-message. But a look back at a presidential free-for-all half a century ago–and … Read more
Old World War II movies usually included the standard cliché of a United States Army unit serving as a microcosm of American diversity. As the soldiers trudged along muddy roads or charged Nazi foxholes, viewers … Read more
Simeon Booker, center, covers the Emmett Till murder trial for Jet magazine. He is seated in the Negro press section with, from left, Clotye Murdock of Ebony magazine, L. Alex Wilson of The … Read more
This model #1 linotype machine, built between January and June 1893, was first used in the Baltimore, Maryland area. It was sold to The Rappahanock Record circa 1925. Newseum collection/gift, Mr. and Mrs. Read more