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More journalists shooting off their mouths

Once again, two journalists carelessly said something and are now without jobs. Jack Shafer and Glenn Greenwald commented on the two cases, although they had slightly different focuses. Mr. Greenwald focuses on what he perceives to be a right-wing, neoconservative … Continue reading

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Truth-seeking in journalism requires responsibility and courage — a Herculean task?

Oh, Ms. Thomas, you should have stopped when you were still known as the one White House correspondent with your own front-row seat, one of the few presidential reporters known not for complacency but for ferocity. While I can agree … Continue reading

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Let us remember and love with open eyes

Valentine’s Day:  A commercial celebration of romance near the day of the old Roman festival Lupercalia, which involved whipping young women with bloody goat skins for fertility. But, putting aside my mixed feelings about the holiday (which follow the thought … Continue reading

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