And about which paper?
( Powerline readers DQ'd from answering):
It is also true that The [newspaper] is not a crusading newspaper. It is impressed with the responsibility of what it prints. It is conservative and independent, and so far as possible -- consistent with honest journalism -- attempts to aid and support those who are charged with the responsibility of government. There are many newspapers conducted along different lines, some of them vicious, ill-natured, and destructive of character and reputation, and for mere purposes of sensation they frequently terrorize well qualified and well meaning men to the point where they are discouraged from accepting invitations to give their ability, genius, and experience to the administration of public affairs.
Did you guess the publisher of the New York Times, about same? Then your memory goes back to 1931. (Can we have that paper back, please?) Here's another (today) unlikely scene from the world of journalism:
I was on The Times during the Vietnam War. I recall once going down to the newsroom, on the 3rd floor, to suggest a story on some problems at a military hospital. I was properly irate, as only someone with a fresh diploma could be. But Robert Alden, a legendary Times reporter, sat me down and quickly tempered my righteousness, recounting the history of military medicine, and the lives it had saved. He asked that I consider that background when suggesting my story.
Think about the "terrible conditions at Walter Reed" story. A scandal that's supposed to indicate Bush, Rummy & military brass didn't care about injured soldiers, but I think actually indicates the company with the contract for cleaning the hospital is falling down on the job. Read the whole post. It's about how college degrees have destroyed journalism & movies.
