A Dying Breed The old-style city editor was tough and politically incorrect and sometimes cruel--but he usually delivered. He's giving way to people in suits who are better at strategic planning than covering fires.
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Carl Sessions Stepp
Joint Reporting Agreement In an unusual move, Virginia's four leading dailies put competition aside and joined forces to examine the state's higher education system.
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Rosemary Armao
After Midnight The wee small hours of the morning are the latest battleground for television news.
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Judy Flander
The Right Stuff Robert Bartley and his Wall Street Journal editorial page staff are out to save the world from lily-livered liberals. They don't mind if they hurt a few feelings along the way.
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Leslie Kaufman
Nothing Succeeds Like Substance One of America's leading journalists implores newspaper companies to emphasize solid news coverage rather than flashy gimmicks – before it's too late.
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Gene Roberts
Editor Meltdown Working on the desk at a newspaper was never a walk on the beach. But now high stress, unreasonable workloads and added production duties
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Carl Sessions Stepp
Foreign Correspondents' Barroom Talk Who Stole the News? Why We Can't Keep Up With What Happens in the World And What We Can Do About It By Mort Rosenblum John Wiley & Sons
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John Maxwell Hamilton